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Alexandra Svokos

How Free Phone Charging Stations Could Present Risks

A hand holding a phone that is out of batteries and needs to be charged.

The FBI's Denver office sent out a message warning of the safety of public phone charging stations. These stations, the office said, could carry risks to your security and safety. 

"Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices," the FBI Denver office said on Twitter in early April. 

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