Abahambi abafuna ukuhlawulisa izixhobo zabo zombane, ezinje ngee-smartphones, iitafile kunye neelaptops, bayacetyiswa ukuba bakuphephe ukusebenzisa izikhululo zokutshaja umbane zikawonke-wonke ze-USB kwizikhululo zeenqwelo moya, iihotele, nakwezinye iindawo ngenxa yomngcipheko wokhuseleko obizwa ngokuba “yiJuice jacking,” eLos Angeles. Ummeli weSithili uthe kwi-a isilumkiso sokhuseleko.
Uqhagamshelo lwe-USB lwenzelwe ukusebenza njengedatha kunye nemithombo yokudlulisa amandla, kungekho mqobo ungqongqo phakathi kwezi zimbini. Njengoko ii-smartphones ziye zaduma ngakumbi kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, abaphandi bokhuseleko bacinge ukuba bangasebenzisa kakubi uqhagamshelo lwe-USB umsebenzisi anokucinga ukuba ugqithisela kuphela amandla ombane ukufihla kunye nokuhambisa iintlawulo zedatha eyimfihlo.
Umcebisi ovela kwiOfisi yeGqwetha leSithili yaseLos Angeles County ulumkise ngokuchasene nobuqhophololo betshaja ye-USB, apho abahlaseli bazama ukosulela ii-smartphones kunye nezinye izixhobo zombane zabahambi abangazicingeliyo ngezikhululo zokutshaja ze-USB simahla kwiindawo zikawonke-wonke ezifana nezikhululo zeenqwelomoya kunye neehotele. Iinzame zeJuice jacking zibona abahlaseli belayisha i-malware kwizikhululo zokutshaja, okanye kwiintambo abazishiya ziplagiwe kwizikhululo. I-malware inokuthi itshixe i-smartphone kwaye iyibambe njengebamba, okanye idlulisele ulwazi olunobuthathaka olunje ngeepassword kumhlaseli.
Iofisi yomtshutshisi oyintloko ayinawo nawaphi na amatyala arekhodiweyo okubiwa kwejusi, utshilo isithethi. Isithethi sivele sathi esi ngcebiso yinxalenye “yephulo lokufundisa ngobuqhetseba.”
Isicwangciso sohlaselo ngabahlaseli kwizikhululo zokutshaja ze-USB ayisiyonto intsha. Izilumkiso ezichasene ne-juice jacking sele zikho iminyaka, kodwa ukukhutshwa kwejusi akukho ndawo ikufutshane namanqanaba obhubhane-ngaphandle kwesilumkiso esothusayo esivela kwabasemagunyeni.
IOfisi yeGqwetha leSithili yaseLos Angeles County icebise ukuba abahambi baqhoboshele ezabo iintambo zokutshaja kwiivenkile zombane ze-AC. Iitshaja eziphathwayo, eziza ngeendlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo kunye namanqaku amaxabiso, yenye indlela ekhuselekileyo kwizikhululo zokutshaja ze-USB zikawonke-wonke.
Ngelixa i-juice jacking isenokungabi sisixhobo sokuzikhethela kubaduni, njengoko zininzi ezinye iindlela zokungena kwii-smartphones ekujoliswe kuzo, ihlala iyisoyikiso esinokubakho. Abahambi kufuneka babambelele kwicala elikhuselekileyo kwaye bathathele ingqalelo kuphela izikhululo zokutshaja ze-USB zoluntu njengento yokugqibela.
