Hacker explains how a common charger cable can be used to steal your personal data.
A young man known as the “best hacker in the worldhe addressed warning to those who share him charger their.
It’s a situation we’ve all been in. We’ve left our charger somewhere or, even worse, it’s broken and we need to borrow one from a friend.
However, doing so… opens you up to risks, according to the Ryan Montgomery. As a “moral” hacker who spends his time helping people, o Montgomery has spoken before about the dangers of the dark web and what you can find there.
With a video on his account at Instagram warns his followers of the reasons why you should think again before using a random cable to charge your iPhone your – or any another phone.
Showing two charging cables, o Montgomery states: “One of these two identical chargers can wreak havoc on your computer or phone.”
In the video, Mr hacker connects the “ordinary looking cable» on his computer. “With this cable connected I have full access to this computer“, he explains.
He clicks on a program on his phone, which opens access to the laptop, saying, “This is a fully functional cable, you can still charge a phone with it. Never trust a cable that isn’t yours and if you’re really worried, get a USB data blocker».
What does the cable do?
The so-called “cable O.MG“, released in 2019, is characterized as the “most dangerous USB cable in the world».
Costing up to 200 euros per device, it looks like an ordinary cable to charge your phone. But it isn’t. Instead, it is equipped with one gadgets for internet service and has Wi-Fi access.
The creator of the cable, Mike Groverstated of their invention: “It’s a cable that looks identical to the other cables you already have. But inside each cable, I place an implant that has a web server, USB communications, and Wi-Fi access. So it connects it, activates it, and you can connect to it.”
