Juice Jacking: Hacking the Defcon Attendee's Smartphones

DEF CON 20

Presented by: Robert Rowley
Date: Friday July 27, 2012
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Skytalks

Would you trust a public charging kiosk? Of course not! However you would be surprise how many security "professionals" have been caught in a moment of weakness and plugged in for a quick charge without thinking.

The concept originated on July 4th, and within a month (with some help) a 'malicious' charging kiosk was designed and deployed in the most untrusted and paranoid environment we could find, DefCon. This presentation will go over basics of the build, information learned during the deployment of the "juice jacker" and goal of the project. It may be rumored that we've designed a better kiosk, so keep your eyes out and cell phones secured.

Robert Rowley

Robert Rowley is a security researcher credited with pioneering "Juice Jacking", a cell phone attack using public charge kiosks for malicious intent. He is a Founding Member of Irvine Underground, a computer security group out of Irvine, California.


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