Out of Juice? TSA Says Don’t Plug Into Airport USB Ports
This Security Boulevard article from June 18, 2025 reports on a TSA warning against charging phones at public airport USB ports because of "juice-jacking" risks. Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis calls the advice security theater, noting that modern operating systems have largely mitigated the risk and HTTPS everywhere and HSTS limit interception of sensitive data.
Source description, as published
Phone low on charge at the airport? Don't be tempted to use a public USB to recharge, according to the TSA - beware of "juice-jacking."
Inventors / authors: Teri Robinson