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juice jacking

juice jacking noun: the act of stealing information from mobile devices by placing a data-stealing device that appears to be a charging station in a place where passers-by are likely to plug their devices into it.

Noun

juice jacking (uncountable)

  1. The act of stealing information from mobile devices by placing a data-stealing device that appears to be a charging station in a place where passers-by are likely to plug their devices into it.
    • In the Blackhat community, one type of charging attacks is called juice jacking attacks, which can access to a significant amount of personal data without the user's permission and can install hidden malicious software on the device, as long as the device is unlocked.2016, Zheng Yan, Refik Molva, Wojciech Mazurczyk, Raimo Kantola, Network and System Security, page 201
    • Through juice jacking, hackers have found an innovative way to compromise smart technology and potentially steal data or infect devices.2021 June 24, Dr Thaddeus Eze, ECCWS 2021 20th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, Academic Conferences Inter Ltd, →ISBN, page 453

Origin of juice jacking

Coined by cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs in 2011.

Questions about juice jacking

What does juice jacking mean?
Juice jacking means the act of stealing information from mobile devices by placing a data-stealing device that appears to be a charging station in a place where passers-by are likely to plug their devices into it.
What part of speech is juice jacking?
Juice jacking is a noun.

Words near juice jacking in the dictionary

  1. juice collectors
  2. juice harp
  3. juice harps
  4. juice head
  5. juice heads
  6. juice jacking
  7. juice joint
  8. juice joints
  9. juice loan
  10. juice loans
  11. juice monkey

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