- A Smartphone Charger That Sniffs for Malware
Scanning a smartphone for malware with a charger offers more protection than security apps ever can.
At the annual Black Hat security conference this summer, researchers demonstrated how it would be possible to add malware to an iPhone by connecting it to a modified charger. Now a mobile security startup is attempting to do the opposite, by selling a charger that can scan your smartphone for malware—and repair it, if necessary—while powering it up.
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