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Fake iPhone charger warning: Hacked cable lets cyber crooks hijack your computer

A fake iPhone charger has been developed that could allow cyber crooks to hijack victims' computers.

The charger, created by security researcher Mike Grover, looks like a genuine Apple Lightning cable, commonly used to charge iPhones and sync them to iTunes.

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