I've had at least one iPhone USB charge cord which supported charging
but not Sync. I don't know how easy they are to obtain intentionally.
With WiFi sync, it seems one might never use a "Sync" cord again?
Dedicate a charge cord to charging (not syncing), disable all pins
except USB power, and don't share needles, even with friends?
I recently loaned one of my charge cords to a stranger (there we go,
sharing needles) and it seems conceiveable that even what was fit into a
cube usb charger might be scaled to fit into the body of the iPhone
end-plug? I could have (maybe) compromised him, he could (more
difficult to install on the fly in my worn/dirty cord undetectibly) have
compromised me
You can never be careful enough, but you can be too careful!
Love it! You can hack a phone via its charger!
http://www.iclarified.com/30710/your-iphone-can-be-hacked-with-a-malicious-charger
In this presentation, we demonstrate how an iOS device can be
compromised within one minute of being plugged into a malicious
charger. We first examine Apple's existing security mechanisms to
protect against arbitrary software installation, then describe how
USB capabilities can be leveraged to bypass these defense
mechanisms. To ensure persistence of the resulting infection, we
show how an attacker can hide their software in the same way Apple
hides its own built-in applications.
-- Owen
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