Few things in life are worse than running out of battery power on your phone when you are away from your charger. The FBI has issued a warning against using the public phone charging stations, like the ones you might see in airports, hotels, and shopping centers.
Accoording to CNBC, the FBI says that criminals have figured out how to use public USB ports to “introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.” Well, that’s concerning.
In other words, if you’re in a pinch and plug your phone into one of these public charging stations, you could be connecting your phone to bad stuff including malware that would allow the “bad guys” to hack into your device.
There is a simple solution to this problem though. Just bring your full charging cable WITH the brick that plugs into the wall. Criminals cannot hack into an electrical outlet plug. The only problem is when you stick your cable directly into a public USB port.
The FBI didn’t cite any specific locations or cases where sort of thing has happened. It is just being called a general advisory. Just be safe when you travel.
Plug your phone into an outlet and not the USB plug at the phone charging stations.
This Is The Most Popular Puppy Breed In Florida
National Pet Day is on April 11, so let’s take a look at what breed you’re most likely to see at the dog parks in Florida. Pets come in all shapes and sizes, but there’s one type of lovable fluff-balls the team at Shane Co. was thrilled to study this week — puppies!!! Using the American Kennel Club’s top 38 dog breeds, they pulled Google Trends data to track searches over the last five years. They specifically pulled results for puppy preferences, not dogs in general, to find out which puppy breed Florida has been searching for most! And then we’ll know the most popular puppy breed in Florida. Science!
If you live for the hilarious antics and mischievous hijinks puppies bring, you’re not alone! A record 3.6 million Americans tuned into the Puppy Bowl this year. If you missed it, Team Fluff brought home the “Lombarky” trophy after beating out Team Ruff 87 to 83.
With all this puppy love in the air, we decided to unleash our doggedly determined research team and em-bark on a mission to find out each U.S. state’s favorite puppy breed. We made a list of popular dog breeds and took a deep dive into Google Trends to sniff out which puppies were getting the most love in each state.
From the majestic mountains of Alaska to the sun-kissed shores of Florida, we’re about to bring on a whole new level of puppy pandemonium. So grab your leash and your favorite squeaky toy, and get ready to explore the United States of Puppy Love!