My phone may be juice jacked at hotel. Change your default security settings.

By BlazePhoenix541 · QUESTION · About iPhone 17 Pro

Hello all, At a moment of weakness, I plugged my iPhone into hotel‘s usb charging port overnight because I thought my charger wouldn‘t fit. The next day, I was super paranoid and decided to check my security settings. Turn out I had the default setting, which allows usb accessory connection when phone is unlocked. when I changed it to “always ask” and plugged the phone back for a test, I got a message asking me if I want to connect to this usb accessory. So, basically I unknowingly allowed my phone to connect to this device overnight the day before.

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SwiftCoder4821: https://preview.redd.it/0y17lwok9crg1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65d6e3e0faea43f89c48678849f1c808b4e93261 I don’t even have the option to “Always Ask”.

SwiftCoder4821: Keep in mind that the prompt “allow accessory to connect” (USB host mode) is different from the prompt “Trust this computer?” (USB client mode). Only the latter allows access to all files. While in theory a USB accessory can still manipulate some parts of the system and be very problematic (e.g. a

FrostNinja842: Don’t use random usb ports that multiple people can access Always carry a plug or charge only cable

PixelSurfer27: My iPad even gets this sometimes, and that’s changing with an apple charger .. I unplug, plug it back in, and it’s fine … thinking maybe the connectors and getting a bit worn.

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