juice jacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

juice jacking

Etymology

Coined by cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs in 2011.

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