Phone Hack Logs Keystrokes From Nearby Computers

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How worried should you be that the phone sitting near your desktop is conspiring against you? Not too much--the chances of becoming a victim of this type of advanced attack are slim, for now. "This was really hard to do," said Patrick Traynor (Computer Science). "But could people do it if they really wanted to? We think yes." Source: MSNBC

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College of Computing, School of Computer Science

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Cybersecurity, information security, iPhone, patrick traynor, School of Computer Science, smartphones
Status
  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 26, 2011 - 7:06am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm