New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna

[212eta]

A group of Israeli researchers have improved on a way to steal data from air-gapped computers,

thought to be safer from attack due to their isolation from the Internet.

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 low-end mobile phone.

While other research has shown it possible to steal data this way, some of those methods

required some hardware modifications to the computer.

This attack uses ordinary computer hardware to send out the cellular signals.

New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna (networkworld)

[VileTouch]

that's an example of over engineering. where the effort, while successful, doesn't live up to the expectations... and the solution extremely obvious, while going around said solution requires even more engineering. let's just say these guys love what they do, but they've lost touch with reality.