Are you using a cheap wireless keyboard, and then you are at risk. You
are opening yourself to the remote attack capable of grabbing your most
sensitive data like bank accounts; credits card numbers, etc.
According to the
recent findings from a digital security company Bastille.The company uncovered
the security flaw of the eight wireless manufacturers like Eagle Tec, Radio
Shack, Toshiba, Insignia, Anker, Kensinton, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard.
The Bastille Research
team which is specialized in detecting and addressing threats targeting the
Internet of Things named the attack technique “ keySniffer” as it allows the
hackers to “sniff” keystrokes from wireless keyboards at a distance of up to
250 feet. According to Bastille Team hackers can intrude and capture keystrokes
victims type in clear text.
Out of the 12
manufacturers of wireless keyboards, bastille Team were disappointed to find
that eight manufacturers were admitted to the KeySniffer hack. These eight
devices are very easy for hackers to detect. And these 8 are most manufacturers
of the inexpensive wireless keyboards. These inexpensive devices are vulnerable
to hackers and it is easy for them scan a room, a building or any public place.
Keysniffers allows hackers to get data easily a user types in the keyboards.
It is advisable to
avoid using these wireless keyboards.
They
are some manufacturers that provide Bluetooth and high-end wireless keyboards
like Logitech, Dell and Lenovo that are not Vulnerable to KeySniffer attack.
It is not only the
BastilleTeam that first found this vulnerability apart from this KeyKeriti team
in 2010 discovered weak XOR encryption in Microsoft’s wireless keyboard and in
2015 Key Sweeper technique was developed to exploit additional flaws in
Microsoft’s encryption protocols. But Bastille keySniffer is different in that
it reveals that manufacturers are producing wireless keyboards without
encryption and selling them.
In
this Internet Age, Everything is Possible. We cannot stop Hackers but we can
stop their hacking by being safe. But when it comes to safety it lies everything
in our hand. To be safe Bastille team advises using a wired or Bluetooth Keyboard.
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