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Wireless Keyboard "Encryption" Cracked

Posted by kdawson on from the hardly-needs-a-brute dept.

squidinkcalligraphy writes "While everyone is going on about wireless network security, it seems few have considered that increasingly common wireless keyboards can be vulnerable to eavesdropping. Particularly when the encryption is pitifully weak. All that's needed is a simple radio receiver, sound card, and a brute-force attack on the 8-bit encryption used. Passwords galore! Bluetooth, it seems, is safe for the moment."

2 of 232 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Why a soundcard ! by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't mean to be a prick, but was there any need to reply to that kind of retarded question? Why not just let him continue in his ignorance.. obviously he has no interest in knowing, otherwise he would have RTFA.

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  2. Re:Gimme a break by Mike89 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And that is the actual story. Rinse, repeat. Microcrap, Logicrap, Whatever chinese radio crap, etc. All of them on 2.4GHz buggering up WiFi, Blueotooth and other well behaved stuff.
    No offense, but you're an idiot. Don't run your mouth off as though you know what you're talking about. (For the most part?) They don't operate on 2.4 ghz, most on the 900 mhz range from what I've seen.

    Also, why SHOULD they use Bluetooth? It instantly adds to the build cost, which passes the cost on to me. I don't care if it's Bluetooth or 'chinese radio crap', as long as it works (And, FYI, my 'Logicrap' keyboard works just fine.)