Technology Article

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/tech/mobile/hack-iphone-charger/index.html

 Apple device have always been able to boast of advanced safety from viruses and spam. Now, not even your phone charger is safe. A team of researchers from Georgia Tech say they've discovered a way to to hack into an iPhone or iPad in less than a minute using a "malicious charger."The team plans to demonstrate its findings at the Black Hat computer security conference. Mac users have been able to boast of being largely malware free, in part because spammers, scammers and hackers preferred to target the larger number of Windows computers in the world. Apple has created a "closed garden" environment in which everything from apps to accessories has to be approved by Apple. The team says they have built a malicious charger, which they plan to demonstrate at Black Hat. "While Mactans was built with limited amount of time and a small budget, we also briefly consider what more motivated, well-funded adversaries could accomplish," they wrote. "Finally, we recommend ways in which users can protect themselves and suggest security features Apple could implement to make the attacks we describe