These techniques generally require physical access to the device. Many of them are known under the umbrella term of malicious charger attacks, as they can be performed once the mobile device is connected (using its physical port) to malevolent hardware:
- Juice jacking: Named after a natural need to juice up (charge) devices, this classic type of attack relies on the USB transfer mode turning on once the device is connected to the capable device, which gives attackers access to the phone's data. To address this issue, Apple now asks the user to confirm whether they trust the connected device.
- Videojacking: In this case, the attacker exploits the fact that the Apple connector can be used as an HDMI connector. Once the device is connected, it becomes possible to monitor everything that happens on the mobile device's screen.
- Trustjacking: This is a relatively new type of attack that utilizes iTunes Wi-Fi Sync technology. The idea here is once the user connects their device to...
