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Kimberly Gedeon

Never charge your phone at the airport — 3 nasty things that may happen

Charging phone at airport

Watch out! You may be tempted to juice up all of your devices at the airport, but you may want to — erm — never do that. Ever. According to the FBI, yes this is the Federal Bureau of Investigation we're talking about here, cybercriminals are hijacking public charging stations to distribute gnarly malware and software that lets them spy on unsuspecting victims.

It's not just public charging stations at airports you should be worried about. All of them should be of concern, whether it's a free charging station at a coffee shop or power-up centers inside hotels and malls.

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