If you plug in to charge your phone somewhere, and it asks you to 'trust' this device, just say NO.
Even worse: https://counterespionage.com/malicious-usb-cables/
If you want to try it yourself: https://counterespionage.com/malicious-usb-cables/
this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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The attacks then exploit various weaknesses in the OS that allow the charger to autonomously inject “input events” that can enter text or click buttons presented in screen prompts as if the user had done so directly into the phone. In all three, the charger eventually gains two conceptual channels to the phone: (1) an input one allowing it to spoof user consent and (2) a file access connection that can steal files.