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.
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