Who Got Hacked This Week? March 16 Edition

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Who Got Hacked This Week? March 16 Edition, slide 4

MOSQUITO Attacks Lets Air-Gapped Computers Exchange Data

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=O_jz2mDwAew

Air-gapped computers are believed to be the most secure setup wherein the systems remain isolated from the Internet and local networks, requiring physical access to access data via a USB flash drive or other removable media.

Dubbed MOSQUITO, the new technique, discovered by a team of researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University, works by reversing connected speakers (passive speakers, headphones, or earphones) into microphones by exploiting a specific audio chip feature.

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