It is absolutely save, if you use a charging cable and not a date cable.
Here is the first hit for my search with the keywords: USB charging
cable vs data cable
https://www.dignited.com/50330/usb-data-cable-vs-usb-charging-cable/
Best regards,
Gábor
10/28/2023 8:55 AM keltezéssel, Lucretia írta:
So there's no way an iPhone plugged into USB could be used as a hacking tool? I
would think that the possibility exists. I'd like to understand more the why if
anyone has time to explain.
It doesn't just charge, it connects to the system as a couple of devices in my
dmesg: uaudio0, ugen1. Is it possible it could be manipulated to act as a USB
keyboard or some other kind of potentially dangerous USB input?
I know the risk would be very low, but is it possible?
On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 12:46, Peter J. Philipp <[p...@delphinusdns.org](mailto:On Sat,
Oct 28, 2023 at 12:46, Peter J. Philipp <<a href=)> wrote:
On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 06:33:59AM +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.
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.
No it's perfectly safe. Go on. Do know that you get only a certain amount
of amps though, a dedicated charger is probably a bit better.
Best Regards,
-peter
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Over thirty years experience on Unix-like Operating Systems starting with QNX.
