FV's Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!)

Nathaniel Borenstein nsb at nsb.fv.com
Tue Jan 30 07:26:27 PST 1996


>  But I just can't believe that he thinks that
the telephone is more secure on average than a keyboard.

We have a few pages of C code that scan everything you type on a
keyboard, and selects only the credit card numbers.  How easy is that to
do with credit card numbers spoken over a telephone?

The key is large-scale automated attacks, not one-time interceptions.
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Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb at fv.com>
Chief Scientist, First Virtual Holdings
FAQ & PGP key: nsb+faq at nsb.fv.com






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