Chinese Made eCigarette USB Malware Phones Home

It was found that some Chinese made eCigarettes and their USB charging cables, have been made with malware built right in. When plugged into a computer, it phoned home. Is this a true story or a hoax? Hard to tell as the story broke on Reddit.

Since the proof of concept code for BadUSB came out, this story is believable.

How you can protect yourself:
Get an external USB charger, it doesn’t plug into your computer, like this USB charger.