Candide West, vice president of global research at Acronis, says fake public WiFi networks are more dangerous than juice theft attacks, which are less likely to happen.
Fake Wi-Fi connections are very popular and can put devices and users at risk by exposing credentials on unencrypted services or websites.
In addition, the specialist can spy on the actions of users on the Internet, which is less critical, but still dangerous. When using public Wi-Fi, there is also a risk of direct attack on devices that do not have the latest updates.
West advises that disabling automatic Wi-Fi connectivity on devices can greatly reduce the risk of falling victim to a fake public Wi-Fi connection.
Juice jacking is a theoretical method of hacking smartphones, tablets, and devices that use the same charging and data cable, usually a USB cable. For example, to install malware on a device or to secretly copy potentially important data.
Source: Ferra
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