Godlike Hack Steals Encrypted Keys by Watching LED From 16 Meters Away
Godlike Hack Steals Encrypted Keys by Watching LED From 16 Meters Away
futurism.com Godlike Hack Steals Encrypted Keys by Watching LED From 16 Meters Away
Researchers say they can steal encrypted keys by analyzing the glow that a power LED emits in a device, such as a smart card reader.
Link to the paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/923
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The part about hacking Galaxy S8 keys by looking at a speaker connected to same usb.. I think it's very far fetched.
S8 has a battery that is constantly charged by usb cable. When you unlock the phone, power draw doesn't change except maybe for a brief second when key is entered.