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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:Under my desk by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Must have been before my time. Touché.

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  2. Zzzzzzzz... by HomeLights · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WOW this article was a waste of my time. 5 seconds I'll never get back.

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