What is Juice Jacking?

[Geek-9pm]

I didn't know until today.
They can put malware into you laptop if you use a public charging station, like in an airport. Don't do it.
Here is the basic detail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_jacking

Juice jacking is a type of cyber attack involving a charging port that doubles as a data connection, typically over USB. This often involves either installing malware or surreptitiously copying sensitive data from a smart phone, tablet, or other computer device.

There are videos on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0W8U_E8dho

Question. Has this ever got to you?   

[BC_Programmer]

They can put malware into you laptop if you use a public charging station, like in an airport. Don't do it.

I'm not aware of any Laptops that use USB to charge.

The threat of "juice-jacking" is mitigated by smartphone OS's requiring the user to specifically indicate to allow data transfer.