{"id":2444573,"date":"2025-06-08T19:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simply-charging-your-phone-at-airport-could-get-you-in-major-trouble-tsa-warning\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T19:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:30:56","slug":"simply-charging-your-phone-at-airport-could-get-you-in-major-trouble-tsa-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simply-charging-your-phone-at-airport-could-get-you-in-major-trouble-tsa-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply Charging Your Phone at Airport Could Get You in Major Trouble: TSA Warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimply-charging-your-phone-at-airport-could-get-you-in-major-trouble-tsa-warning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The transportation Security Management (TSA) has issued a cybersecurity warning to travelers at airports. The TSA&#8217;s advisory, shared on March 5, includes two key recommendations for travelers to enhance their online safety.First, it urges individuals not to plug their phones directly into public USB ports due to the risk of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-warns-public-charging-stations-can-now-download-malware-onto-your-phone\/\" title=\"People getting stations can now download malware to their phones, according to a FBI warning.\">juice jacking<\/a>,&#8221; where hackers can install malware to steal personal data. Instead, they should use their own TSA-compliant power adapters or battery packs. Second, travelers are advised against using free public WiFi, especially when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asking-liberals-if-biden-should-debate-his-challengers\/\" title=\"Should Biden debate his challengers, liberals?\">making online purchases<\/a>, as this poses risks for entering sensitive information. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supports these warnings, further advising users to choose the &#8220;charge only&#8221; option if prompted to share data when connecting devices to USB ports. A personal account from Alex Carlton illustrates these dangers, as she fell victim to a Wi-fi scam at Sydney Airport, resulting in an unauthorized charge on her credit card.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Transportation Security Administration issued a cybersecurity warning to airport travelers.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which the TSA d to on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TSA\/photos\/in-this-technology-age-cybersecurity-has-never-been-more-important-youve-likely-\/1165260485263653\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 5<\/a>, included two best practices for the public to follow, and the potential consequences for ignoring them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/military-member-arrested-packed-plane-evacuated-san-diego-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airport<\/a> do not plug your phone directly into a USB port. Bring your TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack and plug in there,&rdquo; the TSA&rsquo;s first suggestion read.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTSA%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0NrCBYf56TuZuxMjNYMQtA5X8KeBbsjPqvNjU4c6tcT2xmvJ2FtuWJc5G5xuTGmyFl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"554\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Plugging into a public USB port exposes the user to &ldquo;juice\/port hacking,&rdquo; in which hackers install malware into the outlet to steal data, according to the TSA.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t use free public WiFi, especially if you&rsquo;re planning to make any online purchases. Do not ever enter any sensitive info while using unsecure WiFi,&rdquo; the second piece of TSA guidance read.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/juice-jacking-tips-to-avoid-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> has warned about &ldquo;juice jacking&rdquo; since as early as April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC said plugging into a malware-infected USB could lock up a user&rsquo;s device and allow a hacker to export data and passwords.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to what the TSA recommended, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fcc-chairman-calls-lies-maryland-man-abrego-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FCC<\/a> offered another tip.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you plug your device into a USB port and a prompt appears asking you to select &lsquo; data&rsquo; or &lsquo;trust this computer&rsquo;&#8239;or &lsquo;charge only,&rsquo; always select &lsquo;charge only,&rsquo;&rdquo; the FCC advisory read.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Carlton, a writer for the Australian travel website Escape, wrote an article about a time she was the victim of a Wi-Fi scam in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I remember the Sydney Airport Wi-Fi login process looking a bit weird,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape.com.au\/travel-advice\/i-got-hacked-while-using-airport-wifi\/news-story\/c5daa69a8b33e87b600f1e5d79916893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlton wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >security question asked simply &#038;lsquo<\/a>;Where are you travelling to?&rsquo; and unthinkingly I typed in &lsquo;London&rsquo; and the Wi-Fi connected right away,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It did seem odd. Normally you need to tick boxes about consenting to the airport using or not using your information, or to understanding their terms and conditions,&rdquo; Carlton&rsquo;s article read.<\/p>\n<p>Carlton later discovered an unauthorized $43 charge before she canceled her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-donors-furious-looking-credit-cards-january-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credit card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She later learned she&rsquo;d been duped in an &ldquo;Evil Twin&rdquo; scam, in which hackers create a Wi-Fi account that looks similar to the airport&rsquo;s official account &mdash; something busy travelers are unlikely to notice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You never think a hacker or scammer is going to get you &mdash; or at least I don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Carlton wrote. &ldquo;Of course I had a vague idea that public WiFi isn&rsquo;t watertight, but for the most part I sail through the universe thinking that the world is so jam packed full of data and info, what are the odds that anyone would want mine?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a post dated March 5, the TSA provided two key recommendations for the public and highlighted the risks of not adhering to them. The first recommendation advises against plugging phones directly into USB ports at airports; instead, travelers should use their own TSA-approved power banks or battery packs. <\/p>\n<p>Using public USB ports can expose users to &#8220;juice jacking,&#8221; where hackers may install malware in the outlet to steal personal data. The second piece of advice warns against using free public Wi-Fi, especially when making online purchases or entering sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has also raised concerns about &#8220;juice jacking&#8221; since April 2023, noting that connecting to an infected USB could compromise devices and allow hackers access to data and passwords. Additionally, the FCC suggests that if prompted after connecting a device-whether to select &#8216;data&#8217; or &#8216;charge only&#8217;-users should always choose &#8216;charge only.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Alex Carlton, a writer for Escape magazine, recounted her experience with a Wi-Fi scam at Sydney Airport where she unknowingly connected to a fraudulent network resembling the official one. She later discovered an unauthorized charge on her credit card before canceling it and realized she had fallen victim to an &#8220;Evil Twin&#8221; scam-a tactic where hackers create fake Wi-Fi networks that mimic legitimate ones.<\/p>\n<p>Carlton reflected on her naivety regarding online security: &#8220;You never think a hacker or scammer is going to get you&#8230; I thought my data was too insignificant for anyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2444574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TSA.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54976,19536,56770,33616,9673],"class_list":["post-2444573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airport-safety","tag-cybersecurity","tag-phone-charging","tag-travel-tips","tag-tsa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TSA.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444577,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444573\/revisions\/2444577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}