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A New Kind of Computer Hacking

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HP's wireless keyboards can transmit data to other computers in faraway buildings. No this is not a feature but an astonishing security flaw, discovered by two neighbours in Stavanger, southern Norway.

"Per Arild Evjeberg and Per Erik Helle made headlines (in Norway) when they discovered that text Evjeberg was typing in was appearing in Helle's apartment, 150 meters and at least two walls away," Aftenposten reports (relax it's in English.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27971.html

Give's new rise to the Term Moblie Hacking...

Bob imaging that driving down the street using a Car adapter then just hiting Control alt-Delete over and over agian restarting everyone's computers in a City block :lol:

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One of the reasons I will *not* use wireless systems. Too easy to compromise...
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Mr Bean wrote:Bwhaahhahha Talk about Funny
HP's wireless keyboards can transmit data to other computers in faraway buildings. No this is not a feature but an astonishing security flaw, discovered by two neighbours in Stavanger, southern Norway.

"Per Arild Evjeberg and Per Erik Helle made headlines (in Norway) when they discovered that text Evjeberg was typing in was appearing in Helle's apartment, 150 meters and at least two walls away," Aftenposten reports (relax it's in English.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27971.html

Give's new rise to the Term Moblie Hacking...

Bob imaging that driving down the street using a Car adapter then just hiting Control alt-Delete over and over agian restarting everyone's computers in a City block :lol:

Evil...
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damn, i need to get one of those and a pair of really good head-mounted binoculars... :D
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Anyone using unencrypted radio comunication can and will be fucked.

I think that bluetooth enabled keyboards is a bit more safe.
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Yeah, i've heard of this sort of thing before, in the city of london, people go around in cars re equipped to gater rivals financial data :twisted:
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Brilliant I have to say, so simple yet so brilliant! I'm gonna go drive around with a computer and wireless keyboard receptor and capture text of people's x-rated emails and credit card numbers, after which I ctrl-alt-del them or type gibberish messages to them. :twisted:

I never understood wireless keyboards, I mean, you have to sit within a certain distance of your monitor and it's not like you'll be typing from across the room. :?
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I told my sister to install a keylogger on her boyfriend's computer. :twisted:

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Pu-239 wrote:I told my sister to install a keylogger on her boyfriend's computer. :twisted:
Hmm ain't that sorta illegal?
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Depends...Keyloggers are often used by administrators in office buildings. Being that the computers affected are the property of the company, if they give permission, such keyloggers can be, sadly, used legally.

So, if she owns the computer, or has a document stating the sharing of property (IE. Marriage), then such things are legal. If not, then no.
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Only dumb people would be caught from a keylogger.

If you don’t discover a monster like this you deserve getting caught.

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These creepy dudes

http://www.keylogger.net/

Is easely defeated whith this

http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang ... e=download

Download Search&Destroy

As an extra bonus S&D will kill all that crappy spyware DEAD!
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Thats an older model right? I've seen dime sized USB only verions at Comdex

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Smaller one but still useless against any moderately aware user...

The smart way would be to build it inside a USB hub and connect the keyboard to the hub…

Damn there I gave away part of my plan for world domination
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Post by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi »

I thnk Microsoft's going to put that in their new OS, which will also come with a more powerful IO generator, and 2,000 other glitches to make you shoot your computer.

Does anyone think Microsoft puts glitches into their OSs on purpose?

Anyway, it's a strange story. Think of what could have happened with the same glitch.
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