1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auLucas Ropekhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/lucasropek-usa/This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your Datarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jt2gDWchBc"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/09/this-normal-looking-lightning-cable-actually-steals-all-of-your-data/">This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your Data</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/09/this-normal-looking-lightning-cable-actually-steals-all-of-your-data/embed/#?secret=Jt2gDWchBc" width="600" height="338" title="“This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your Data” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="Jt2gDWchBc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/03/5bc1b1f313ab620701afce8188cf0e37.png?quality=751305733Here’s some Mr. Robot-level intrigue for you: Imagine an innocuous-looking USB-to-Lightning cable that, once plugged into your machine, actually helps hackers steal all of the date from your iPhone and inject malware onto your device. If that sounds like something from a far-fetched TV show, it is, surprise, actually a thing.