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Boffins convert typing sounds into text with 95% accuracy (www.theregister.com)

submitted 11 months ago by kpw@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Researchers in the UK claim to have translated the sound of laptop keystrokes into their corresponding letters with 95 percent accuracy in some cases.

That 95 percent figure was achieved with nothing but a nearby iPhone. Remote methods are just as dangerous: over Zoom, the accuracy of recorded keystrokes only dropped to 93 percent, while Skype calls were still 91.7 percent accurate.

In other words, this is a side channel attack with considerable accuracy, minimal technical requirements, and a ubiquitous data exfiltration point: Microphones, which are everywhere from our laptops, to our wrists, to the very rooms we work in.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don’t need physical access, just some malware that has access to the microphone

We would hope researchers “discovering” this wouldn’t have a production ready product as their proof of concept. So there is room from improvement but military contractors would love to invest in this

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don’t need physical access, just some malware

Which you still need to have previously installed...

If the person has allowed malware to be installed just install a keylogger (which gives you 100% accuracy every time) rather than jump through more hoops with this.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Different devices

I would have an easier time infecting someone‘s personal phone than a company machine

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You would, would you?

Well, I must be talking to a leet hacker then.

Ok, install malware on my phone.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How did you get that from what I said?

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I would have an easier time infecting someone‘s personal phone than a company machine

What did you mean by this then other than you, personally, are skilled at such things and have system penetration experience?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Easier doesn’t mean easy but I can send you an email/give you a link

The company email server should block it and the firewall should block the website

Sample

Check out this game! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robtopx.geometrydashsubzero

But the page is actually

https://play.giggle.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robtopx.geometrydashsubzero

Knowing this doesn’t make me 1337