Scientists Daniel Genkin, Lev Pachmanov, Itamar Pipman, and Eran Tromer have created this PITA hacking device, stating “Physical mitigation techniques of electromagnetic radiation include Faraday cages. This unconventional method of electromagnetic probing proves a threat to everyone – including businesses and everyday users. Ethernet, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi are “off the hook” as malefactors as this hacking device is using a side-channel attack, relying on unceasing electromagnetic emissions. The researchers said “The attack sends a few carefully-crafted ciphertexts, and when these are decrypted by the target computer, they trigger the occurrence of specially-structured values inside the decryption software”.Īnother alarm sounding off from this hacking device is that all computers omit these radio waves originating from the computers processor. Obtaining the authentication keys on a computer gives the hackers free access to any and all data and otherwise secure documents, and if used in conjunction with another “sweeping” device, the entire contents can be swept off a computer.Ī group of researchers from Tel Aviv University and Israeli research responsible for creating this PITA device, were able to extract keys in a few seconds from laptops of various models running GnuPG (a very popular open source encryption software). The PITA device measures electromagnetic pulses from the keyboard then hackers use these keystrokes to decrypt secure documents, collect passwords, and steal credit card numbers. The “PITA” was named specifically after the popular pita bread, which the device can actually fit into.Īn economically made hacking device, named PITA (Portable Instrument for Trace Acquisition) is small enough to fit virtually anywhere, and can steal your encrypted information off your laptop in a few seconds. This small device easily made from off-shelf parts can be a serious threat to your encrypted keystrokes.
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