juice jacking
pp. Stealing data from a portable device that is plugged into a hacked public charging station.
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2015
The smartphone's ever growing ubiquity has led to the rise of public kiosks for recharging smartphones. These have been appearing in airports, malls and food courts, and come in both free and paid-for variants. The question is, are they safe to use? After all, putting a strange jack in your socket isn't always the best idea.

The proliferation of these kiosks has led to a new type of hack called "juice jacking".
—Alex Choros, “Juice Jacking: Are Public Smartphone Chargers Safe?,” CyberShack, September 15, 2015
2014
The gadget is described by Crowd Supply, who sells the product, as ‘a protective barrier between your device and "juice-jacking" hackers.’
—Ellie Zolfagharifard, “'Undetectable' Peter Pan virus hits thousands,” Daily Mail, September 09, 2014
2012
One of the biggest risks for iPhones, according to the documents, is being plugged into an unsecured outlet for recharging. Security experts such as Brian Krebs have warned of the (possibly hypothetical) risk of "juice jacking" — rogue charging kiosks at airports or conventions secretly copying data from a victim's phone.
—Neal Ungerleider, “How America's spies use iPhones and iPads,” Fast Company, December 20, 2012
2011 (earliest)
You don’t have the power cable needed to charge the device, but you do have a USB cord that can supply the needed juice. Then you spot an oasis: A free charging kiosk. Do you hesitate before connecting your phone to this unknown device that could be configured to read most of the data on your phone, and perhaps even upload malware?
—Brian Krebs, “Beware of Juice-Jacking,” Krebs on Security, August 17, 2011