Video jacking - hopefully not coming to a phone charging point near you

We know about the risks of having your devices hacked by malicious chargers, and of juice jacking where you plug your phone in for a quick power boost at a kiosk at a shopping centre, hotel lobby or airport, only to have your data snarfled.

But video jacking seems like yet another novel way to grab information from HDMI-ready smartphones.

Is there a widespread risk of this happening? Almost certainly not. But it's still wise for smartphone users to take care over where they plug in their devices. Consider bringing your own USB charger on trips, and use that to plug into an power socket when your phone's battery life is running low.