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"Donโ€™t let your phone get choicejacked, fam! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ’€ Pro tips to save your brain before itโ€™s too late! ๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ”ฅ #Help"

July 29, 2025
15 days ago
ZDNet
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ”Œ PSA: BEWARE of CHOICEJACKING โ€“ the new horror movie starring your phone!! ๐Ÿ”Œ๐Ÿšจ Are you charging your phone at a public station? ๐Ÿค” Well, buckle up, buttercup, 'cause you're about to be SCAMMED by a charger that looks like it's fresh out of the Apple Store ๐Ÿ but is really a hacker's little gremlin. It's called choicejacking, and NO, itโ€™s not a new workout routine. Itโ€™s where your phoneโ€™s personal data gets more friendly with strangers than your ex at a bar! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Imagine this: You're at Starbucks sipping overpriced burnt beans โ˜•๏ธ, and WHAM! Your phoneโ€™s secrets go spilling out faster than the Wi-Fi signal at a college dorm ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“‰. You might as well just shout your PIN code while youโ€™re at it, fam. ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ A โ€œleakedโ€ conversation between developers had one saying, โ€œBro, I thought choicejacking was just a trendy way to order avocado toast.โ€ ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿฅ‘ Next time you charge, remember: if it looks sketch, it probably is! So, how do you protect your digital life? Bring your own charger or get one of those funky charging banks that make you look like a tech wizard! ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธโœจ ๐Ÿ”ฅ UNHINGED PREDICTION: By 2025, weโ€™ll all be charging our phones with potato-powered DIY contraptions just to dodge these hackers! Stonks? ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“ˆ #GetChargedOrElse #ChoiceJackingIsAScam

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#choicejacking#cybersecurity#data protection#mobile security#public charging
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