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An update has been prepared by Apple to clamp down on the latest form of malicious chargers that have the ability to upload code to the device whilst charging it. Research into these latest form of 'attacks' has shown that it takes a mere 60 seconds for your iDevice to become infected with malicious code.

Apple's pending update stresses to it's customers to be sure of their charging device. They would recommend that everyone use's the original stock charger that came with your iDevice. If for some reason that isn't available or broken, the only replacement should come straight from an Apple Store or a trusted distributor of Apple.

The custom built chargers include a small computer alongside the electronic components that pipe power into an Apple iOS device. The tiny computer interrogates an iPhone or tablet and copies a unique ID number that identifies that phone. This then leads to an exploit on the Apple website, it takes advantage of an upload tool usually limited to Developers to test their software on an iOS Gadget.

Instead of uploading a program in development, the trio of researchers, Billy Lau, Yeongjin Jang, and Chengyu Song, managed to upload an application that stole data. The malicious chargers and their associated data-stealing application were demonstrated at the Black Hat hacker conference currently under way in Las Vegas.

That's crazy. Wouldn't you all agree? Imagine just buying a charger that leads to your iDevice being hacked? Technology is certainly advancing, however is it for the better or worse? Comment below with what you think .

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Yea I think it's crazy too!!

It really makes you skeptical of what you buy! I know I will be sticking to official Apple chargers only :wag:.

You Get What you pay for

You pay less for a virus... More to get ripped off :y:.

Wow yea that is crazy.. If i owned an Apple device I would be afraid to buy a new charger if the one I got with my device broke. Good article.

First of all it's NOT a charger, it's a Beagleboard.

Secondly, what do you think Jailbreaking is? It's executing unsigned code from your PC/Mac, this is basically the same thing except from a small computer... wow.

Thirdly, If you're f*cking dumb enough to blindly plug your iDevice into an unknown and suspiciously over-sized "charger" you deserve to be maliciously attacked.

/facepalm

This is crazy, I've always though about this happening and it is.

So, I just read about how the IOS 7 is going to tackle these malicious charger attacks, and I was really confused.
Then, I saw this post, which explained the matter better, and that's seriously shocking. Like, daaayyuum, technology is really something now.

insane! lol