Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet

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Post by aj » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 5:10 PM UTC

Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet
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Re: Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet

#2

Post by sunburnt » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 5:44 PM UTC

Demonstration of remote keyboard sniffing using an antenna: http://www.vimeo.com/2007855?pg=embed&sec=2007855

Re: Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet

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Post by dkokelley » Sun, Jul 12, 2009, 9:56 PM UTC

I've heard that passwords can be compromised by the sound (probably over multiple entries) of the keystrokes, since the attacker can figure out how far apart the keys are and listen for patterns, though I haven't seen any demonstration of this yet.

Re: Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet

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Post by kragen » Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 12:54 AM UTC

dkokelley wrote: post #3

I've heard that passwords can be compromised by the sound (probably over multiple entries) of the keystrokes, since the attacker can figure out how far apart the keys are and listen for patterns, though I haven't seen any demonstration of this yet.

Each key also sounds different. One of their attacks uses this, in a slightly extended sense.

Re: Stealing Data Via Electrical Outlet

#5

Post by haseman » Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 6:21 PM UTC

Amazing! Now all we need to do is convince potential victims to use PS2 keyboards and we're golden.