Cellphones can steal data from 'air-gapped computers'

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Cellphones can steal data from 'air-gapped computers'
« on: July 30, 2015, 06:38:07 PM »
A research team discovered how to turn an ordinary air-gapped computer into a cellular transmitting antenna using software that modifies the CPU firmware. GSMem malicious software uses the electromagnetic waves from phones to receive and exfiltrate small bits of data, such as security keys and passwords.

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