Privacy Experts Say You Should Never Plug Your iPhone Into This Charging Cable

That news is terrifying enough, but there’s more to know about the dangers of relying on the OMG Cable. 

“The hacker in question then connects to the hotspot and boots up an interface in a web browser, and can sit back and watch all the keystrokes come through,” Hart says. “There's even a Keylogger Edition of the OMG Cable that can store 650,000 keystrokes and determine whether input is coming from a detachable keyboard.”

One of the most worrying aspects of this “insidious cable” is the fact that the hacker could be more than a mile away and still receive data, Hart shares. “The cable's geofencing feature also allows these hackers to trigger payloads, or block them, depending on the device's physical location,” Hart says. “iPhone users will need to be especially wary of which cables they're using and whether they're legitimate Apple products – especially with the iPhone 13 about to hit the shelves! Only use charging cables that you know are safe and avoid purchasing cables from unknown, unverified sources.”

The bottom line: always choose Apple-certified cables and avoid anything that Apple itself doesn't approve for using on your iPhone.