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New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna

Israeli researchers have improved on a way to steal data from air-gapped computers. They’ve figured out how to turn the computer into a cellular transmitter, leaking bits of data that can be picked up by a nearby mobile phone. Their research will be featured next week at the 24th USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. Their receiver was a nine-year-old Motorola C123 so-called “feature” phone, which looks downright ancient compared to mobile phones today.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2962328/new-malware-turns-your-computer-into-a-cellular-antenna.html

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