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‘Glowworm’ Attack Turns Light Flickers into Audio

Researchers have found an entirely new attack vector for eavesdropping on Zoom and other virtual meetings. An exotic attack called Glowworm measures an audio output device s LED power light changes and converts them to audio reproductions. Researchers demonstrated how a Glowworm attack might work by pointing a telescope with an electro-optical sensor from 35 meters away at speakers connected to laptop. The team was successfully able to capture a statement played on the speakers and translated by Glowworm. The finding is a good reminder that manufacturers can t always be relied upon to consider these types of TEMPEST attacks.

Source: https://threatpost.com/glowworm-attack-light-flickers-audio/168501/

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