Wired keyboard eavesdropping video

Every press on the keyboard produces a small impulse of electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can be captured and easy (quickly) decoded. Even though the described attack effects only some keyboard models it is worth mentioning. Before the penetration test there was done a verification of eleven different keyboards. Each one was receptive to one of four different methods of available attacks. As result see the videos bellow.

The tests demonstrated that eavesdropping of keyboards is possible up to 20 meters (60 feet). Even the wall can ‘t stop the data sniffing. See second video after code breaking.


Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Keyboards Experiment 1/2 from Martin Vuagnoux on Vimeo.

Exact overview of keyboards is not known and the list of afflicted keyboard will be only published.


Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Keyboards Experiment 2/2 from Martin Vuagnoux on Vimeo.

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