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26 Jul 2016
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#1
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Flaws in wireless keyboards let hackers snoop on everything you type
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Your wireless keyboard is giving up your secrets -- literally.
With an antenna and wireless dongle worth a few bucks, and a few lines of Python code, a hacker can passively and covertly record everything you type on your wireless keyboard from hundreds of feet away. Usernames, passwords, credit card data, your manuscript or company's balance sheet -- whatever you're working on at the time.
It's an attack that can't be easily prevented, and one that almost nobody thought of -- except the security researchers who found it.
Security firm Bastille calls it "KeySniffer," a set of vulnerabilities in common, low-cost wireless keyboards that can allow a hacker to eavesdrop from a distance.
Here's how it works: a number of wireless keyboards use proprietary and largely unsecured and untested radio protocols to connect to a computer -- unlike Bluetooth, a known wireless standard that's been tried and tested over the years. These keyboards are always transmitting, making it easy to find and listen in from afar with the right equipment. But because these keystrokes aren't encrypted, a hacker can read anything on a person's display, and directly type on a victim's computer.
The attack is so easy to carry out that almost anyone can do it -- from petty thieves to state-actors...
Read more: Flaws in wireless keyboards let hackers snoop on everything you type | ZDNet
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 10 Pro
CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard ASUS Maximus X Code Z370
Memory 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
Graphics Card ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech wireless K800
Mouse Logitech MX Master
PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case Corsair Air 740
Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives 250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
256GB OCZ Vector
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
Internet Speed 300 Mb/s Download and 30 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system
* Creative F200 webcam
* Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
* Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
* Linksys EA9500 Router
* Arris SB6190 Cable Modem
* APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL
26 Jul 2016
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#2
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Yaaa I'm safe. Two wired keyboards.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
27 Jul 2016
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#3
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You think that's bad? You can't even screw in a light bulb anymore without worrying about security.
Quote:
The security firm said in an advisory that one of the worst flaws could allow an attacker to "take control of a product" in order to launch attacks against a browser by allowing the injection of persistent JavaScript and web-based HTML code into the web management interface.
That could lead to browser-based attacks against a user.
Another severe weakness in the smart home device allows an attacker to identify the wireless network's password.
Serious security flaws found in Osram smart bulbs | ZDNet
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Hell oh Well
OS Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz
Memory Not much with my ADHD
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4350
Monitor(s) Displays 24" HDTV/Monitor
Screen Resolution Blurry after a Scotch or 2
Keyboard Saitek Cyborg
Mouse 10 yr old MS optical mouse that still works
Case Don't get on my case...man :D
Cooling I have an Air Conditioner & Diet Pepsi
Hard Drives 1 HDD 250 GB, 1 HDD 1 TB, 3 - 1 TB Externals
Internet Speed Never fast enough
Antivirus Various
Browser Various
27 Jul 2016
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#4
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I wonder how many tens, hundreds of thousands of those osram units are out there, and how does the consumer get an upgrade, even if osram does update the units, isn't it irresponsible to continue to sell the units that don't have the Zigbee update?
Their not cheap either, my local Lowes has the wifi unit at $32.49, a bulb at $29.98 and complete units from $45 to $60, then factor in what an attacker could gain: Comparison page
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4831-01e (Mid-Tower Desktop)
OS Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1
CPU Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card 32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Keyboard Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, see Other Info
Mouse Orig. Gateway wore out now using Insignia USB wired optical
PSU 300watts.
Case Mid-Tower Desktop
Cooling Stock from Gateway
Hard Drives WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
Internet Speed Vz FIOS 10ms Ping | 57.64Mbps Down | 65.53Mbps up | Speedtes
Antivirus Zamana Anti-logger with Anti-malware, MSE, Windows Firewall,
Browser IE11.0.9600.18762-Upd ver11.0.45, Firefox 58.0.2 x64
Other Info System Specs by Belarc.
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009
Replaced the MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Keyboard with a new Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 on August 1st 2014.
Canon Pixma MG3222 Printer.
Updated to IE11 on 12102015 | Fios Speed: 31 Down | 29 Up
Additional AV: SpywareBlaster, manual Mbam, SAS
31 Jul 2016
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#5
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Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear
Yaaa I'm safe. Two wired keyboards.
Same here. Well, one wired and one laptop.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ProDesk 400 G3
OS Windows 7 Pro x64
CPU Intel I7 6700 3.40 GHz
Memory 8GB
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 21.5" LED
Keyboard Ducky mechanical with PBT double shot keycaps.
Hard Drives 1 TB
31 Jul 2016
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#6
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I've never understood why people use the cheap wireless keyboards/mice instead of Bluetooth. This is just one more reason to use Bluetooth instead.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built desktop, Toshiba Satellite S55 Laptop, Dell Inspiron 15 laptop, MS Surface Pro 3 tablet
OS W10 Pro desktop, W10 laptop, W10 laptop, W10 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
CPU 3.7Ghz 8700K i7, 2.4Ghz 3630QM i7, 2.8Ghz i5-5250U, i5-4300U
Motherboard ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
Memory 16G desktop, 12G laptop, 8G laptop, 4G tablet
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 1050, Mobile Intel HD Graphics
Sound Card High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2817Q 28", 15.6"
Screen Resolution 3840x2160, 1366x768, 1366x768, 1366x768, 2160x1440
Keyboard IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse Microsoft IntelliMouse
PSU Corsair CX 750M
Case Antec 100
Cooling CM 212+
Hard Drives 500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 500G SSD laptop, 240G SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
Internet Speed 120M down 8M up
Antivirus Windows Defender
Browser FireFox
Other Info Built my first computer (8Ghz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1986 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
31 Jul 2016
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#7
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Wow strollin.
You are still using a IBM Model M, great keyboards.
Wish I had one. I'm going to check with my dealer in town and see if he still has one laying around I could buy as a backup. Many years ago he sold IBM business equipment. I might get lucky.
I must have a half dozen keyboard tucked away that I have tried through the years and another half dozen I trashed because they were less value that the box them came in.
I finally got a Das Pro before I found one I really liked. Now I have two of them.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
31 Jul 2016
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#8
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Hi,
I believe even blue tooth devices have security flaws.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom assembled by me :}
OS Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
CPU Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5 GHz LGA 2011-V3 Processor
Motherboard ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 bios 2101
Memory Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 MHz 4x4GB DDR4 C15
Graphics Card EVGA GTX980 Hybrid
Sound Card Built-in Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays 1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24" 144Hz
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 144Hz
Keyboard Logitech G710+/ 2nd Acer original both wired
Mouse 2-RedDragon M901 Perdition 16400 dpi Gaming mouse = wired
PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 850w-P2 80+ PLATINUM/with 2-APC XS-1500
Case 2-Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Black ATX Mid Tower
Cooling Corsair H110i GT Liquid rad(4)-SP140(3)-AF140(1)-AF120Blue
Hard Drives 2-Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD's/ 3-2.5 W.D. Black 1tb-&3-1tb/3-3.5 WD Black 1tb hdd's
Internet Speed Comcast Ping 19ms 89.31mbps download speed 6.12mbps upload
Antivirus Panda Free/ Malwarebytes Pro/ Superantispyware Pro
Browser FireFox & Pale moon
Other Info 2nd ASUS TUF X299 Mark 2/Intel i9-7900x with EK-KIT P280 liquid cpu loop kit/7H-Prem-x64/Corsair 450D case/Ram 4x4gb's Corsair dominator platinum 2666 / Samsung850Evo 250gb SSD/Dual ssd EZ swap evo/PSU EVGA SuperNova 1200w-P2 80+Platinum/GPU EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW ICX/4-SP140 green led case fans 2 front intake 2 top exhaust
03 Aug 2016
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#9
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Dose ZDNET mean the Microsoft outlook program or Microsoft web based outlook email? I use the Microsoft web based email program accessed thru both firefox & Thunderbird. That is our main emails. ZDNET forgot one thing, some apps you can't use unless your a signed in with a Microsoft account. Before someone says this. You can sign into apps using a Microsoft account without having to change your computer to a Microsoft account. I am glad I didn't keep windows 10. I said I was going to test windows 10 anniversary edition. I did. It blinked as well. So, I will be getting rid of all windows 10 iso images. It figures, I didn't have the issue until way after the November release. Just for info this was a clean install & it did activate under digital entitlement.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell All in one Inspiron 2020
OS W7 32 bit, Linux Mint Xfce 18 64 bit
CPU Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1620T @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Intel HD graphics
Sound Card High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays 20 inch Screen
Screen Resolution W7=1280 x 720 & Linux Mint Xfce=1360 x 768
Keyboard Usb
Mouse Usb
Hard Drives 500 GB hard drive
Internet Speed High-Speed
Antivirus MSE
Browser Main Browser Firefox
Other Info I have done a clean install of Windows 7 using Dell re-installation disk (Dell sent me one). I also use Free Macrium reflect backup and restore.
09 Aug 2016
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#10
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Quote: Originally Posted by strollin
I've never understood why people use the cheap wireless keyboards/mice instead of Bluetooth. This is just one more reason to use Bluetooth instead.
Because they're cheap.
I guess it's time to type in passwords on my main keyboard from now on.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number SONY VAIO PCG-81312M
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64
CPU Intel Core i7-2630QM
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card NVidia GeForce with Cuda
Hard Drives Hitachi 500GB
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