Our smartphones have become indispensable tools for our daily lives – so seeing that dreaded red battery indicator can induce some serious anxiety. But before you jack your phone into some public USB charging port, think twice. Those USB connections can pass data as well as power, and it’s actually possible to hack your phone using those ubiquitous and innocent-looking ports. Is this common? Probably not. But it’s also very easy to avoid. I’ll give you several tips for staying safe, particularly while traveling.

In other news: Mullvad VPN was subjected to a search warrant (but had no data to give up); Proton has announced that it has created a password manager; YubiCo is merging with another company and going public; Facebook probably owes you some money; Apple HomePods can tell you if your house is on fire; one of several Israeli spyware makers is shutting down; the US and several partner countries are urging device makers to adopt Security by Design principles; hackers use fake Chrome updates to install malware; the much-hyped Florida water treatment plant hack wasn’t really a hack; clever thieves are stealing modern cars through headlamp connectors; and health care portal check-in vendors are tricking patients into allowing them to monetize very sensitive health data.

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