On Sat, 2023-10-28 at 06:33 +0000, Lucretia wrote: > From a security perspective, how dangerous is it to plug in my iPhone > into the USB port on my laptop? > > I only have one charging cable, so I use my laptop to charge it, not > having the correct wall adapter. I've skimmed material about Vault 7 > and know The CIA actively develops tools which compromise Apple > iPhones, and probably some of those tools get leaked.
It's bad enough the CIA has them. And not just the CIA. iPhone are renowned for having a backdoor the FBI access. This is actually the real reason they don't like Huawei. They can't access them. > > Can an iPhone plugged into the USB port be a potential security risk? > I assume so, but I haven't gotten around to buying a wall adapter. > Not that I have much which would interest hackers on my laptops, > mostly just lists of prayers. It doesn't even need to be plugged in. There have been instances where the proximity of a mobile phone to a computer has been sufficient to access computer passwords. Cheers! -- `I intend to live forever, or die trying'. --Groucho Marx
