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The Nigeria communication commission's cyber security incident Response Team (NCC--CSIR) has cautioned against charging Mobile phones using public charging ports or sockets in order to protect them from cyber attacks.. It also warned against accepting charging cables or chargers from strangers in public places. The CSIRT, in it's first ever security advisories less than three months after it's creation, gave the caution while raising the alarm over the newly identified two cyber--attacks Juice Jacking and Facebook for Android Friend Acceptance Vulnerability. A statement by the NCC Friday said Juice Jacking can gain access into consumers devices when charging Mobile phones at public charging stations and applies to all mobile phones.It added that the Facebook for Android Friend Acceptance Vulnerability targets only Android operating system.. Many public spaces, restaurants, malls, and even public trains do offer complementary services to their customers in a bid to enhance customer services one of which is providing charging ports or sockets.. However, an attacker can leverage this courtesy to load a payload in the charging stations or on the cables they would leave plugged in at the stations NCC said, once unsuspecting persons plug their phones at the charging stations or the cable left by the attacker, the payload is automatically downloaded on the victims phone.. This payload then gives the attacker remote access to the mobile phones, allowing them to monitor data transmitted as text, or audio using the microphone.. The attacker can even watch the victim in real time if the victims camera in not covered the attacker is also given full access to the gallery and also to the phone Global positioning system (GPS) location..On the other hand, the NCC--CSIRT advisory 0001 of January 27 warns that Facebook for Android is vulnerable to a permission issue which gives privilege to anyone with physical access to the android device to accept friend request without unlocking the phone.. With this, the attacker will be able to add the victim as a friend and collect personal information of the victim, such as Email, date of birth, check-ins, mobile phone number, address pictures and other information that the victim may his or her friends.. However to be protected from the Facebook associated vulnerability, NCC--CSIRT in the security advisory recommended to users to disable the feature from their device's lock screen notification settings.......By Ushie Johnson Mc/H2020/R/031 .... Daily trust, January 29,2022 Read Original

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