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Re:Mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps? by FrankenPC on Thursday October 31, 2013 @12:35PM (#6647803)
Imagine a ton of laptops passing through Starbucks. The infection is being established via something on an unprotected (or compromised router) wifi network. That infection is dormant with only one function: listen on the microphone. You could create an army of laptops that receives its orders through proximity completely bypassing any firewall system you have. It's pretty insidious.
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Re:Mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps? by teilo on Thursday October 31, 2013 @01:26PM (#6648184)
The audio system is not the attack vector. It is a means of staying in contact with command-and-control by communicating with other already-infected machines.
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