Bad news: A hacker has created a rogue Lightning cable that lets bad guys take over your computer. Worse news: Now it’s being mass-produced.
... from now on, asking a stranger to borrow a Lightning cable, or
accepting an offer by a stranger to give you one, is the last thing
you’ll want to do if you’re scrupulous about protecting your data.
That’s because a hacker has created the first Lightning cable that, when
plugged into your Mac or PC, will allow someone to remotely take over
your computer.
Worse, this hacked Lightning cable, called the O.MG Cable, isn’t a bespoke one-off. It’s being mass-produced in factories so
anyone can buy and use them to target your data. more