Oh joy, they still use that damn diving board design on the device side. I've broken 3 devices when that diving board breaks.

Really? How aggressively are you plugging in your USB cables?

I have the same problem. One faulty or aggressive plug angle, and you break some pins or the inner paddle cracks.

It happens in any environment with a lot of vibration.

Seriously, I've only ever damaged a USB plug when forcing it to go in the wrong way, which this will prevent.