Silent BadPower attacks could give your devices a meltdown-
[cyware.com]

You must have heard of incidents where electronic devices were caught on fire on prolonged charging. But, did you ever imagine that those devices could also be manipulated to catch on fire?

Researchers demonstrate a new threat:

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, said it is possible to mutate a firmware placed inside fast chargers to heat up the device—to the point of malfunction—using the ‘BadPower’ technique.

According to researchers, altering the firmware of fast chargers could lead to components to heat up, melt, or even catch on fire.

Reportedly, BadPower corrupts fast chargers that were developed in the past few years to speed up charging times.