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Auto DNS poisoning: while charging Android smartphone via computer it is possible to perform automated and even remotely controlled DNS poisoning without any user interaction (www.mobile-hacker.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Would be more robust for the phone to say "hey, I'm your new network interface" (a.k.a. usb tethering). AFAIK, it'd use DNS provided by the device.

The pro's are that it works on all the os'es ootb and doesn't create suspicious windows on connection, so you don't need to distract the victim