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Apple devices vulnerable to attack via bogus charger

Apple iPhones can be taken over with "alarming" ease using a custom-built charger, security researchers warn.

Using the bogus charger, a team from Georgia Institute of Technology managed to infect a phone with a virus in less than a minute.

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