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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."

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  1. Re:Under my desk by chuckymonkey · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "I know 4 year olds who have grasped that" I know a four year old that memorized a Hanes Tear down manual for a '67 camaro, people learn and retain what's interesting to them and maybe that's not interesting to this person. As for reading the article I agree there, but this is slashdot. Honestly how many people RTFA? *Drops candy wrapper, grabs pink flamingo, and walks calmly off the lawn whilst the oldster teeters after with his cane.*

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