Lightning Cable with Embedded Eavesdropping - Schneier on Security

Lightning Cable with Embedded Eavesdropping

Normal-looking cables (USB-C, Lightning, and so on) that exfiltrate data over a wireless network.

I blogged about a previous prototype here.

Tags: Apple, eavesdropping, hacking, key logging, Wi-Fi

Posted on September 7, 2021 at 6:14 AM • 1 Comments

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Spellucci • September 8, 2021 7:19 AM

I sure hope it can be patched remotely, otherwise it could be susceptible to, oh, never mind.

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