Awareness is key
Why is it that the truly important news items are buried to page 6? (hint: “consumer confidence”)
Consider this buried item: A $10 USB charger with built-in wireless keylogger means more security headaches
“Think that keeping hackers out of your digital fortress is already hard work, or that that BYOD is a security timebomb waiting to blow up in your face? Well, here’s something new for you to worry about – a $10 USB charger that features a built-in wireless keylogger.” Read more..
I mean.. really think about that.
Kinda changes the meaning behind “built in China”, doesn’t it? (But, you should have known that if you noticed the “infected digital picture frames” stories from a few years back.)
Today’s quote: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
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hello if i go cybercafe someone who installed keylogger on his computer for hack anyone a/c so how can i identify keylogger is installed or not?
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techpaul i listen hacking is possible also from cookies and cache this is true if yes this is true tell me how hackers identify full cookies and cache in someone’s browsers for hacking thankx.
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suraj, h.ali,
I can only refer you to a good starting point to learn the answers: look up (I’d start on Wikipedia) “man-in-the-middle” and “rogue hotspot”.
(and as the article states, it’d be near impossible to spot a passive wireless keylogger.)
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