Questions tagged [keyloggers]
A software (and sometimes hardware) module which perform keystroke logging (more often called keylogging or "keyloggers"), which is the action of tracking (or logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. There are numerous keylogging methods, ranging from hardware and software-based approaches to electromagnetic and acoustic analysis.
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What information can mouse recorders get?
In comparison to keyloggers, mouse recorders do not seem to be able to obtain much sensitive information. For example, passwords, credit card numbers, email addresses, names, passport numbers, etc. ...
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Bitwarden and gamecontrollerd on OsX Big Sur
Recently, I came across an issue concerning a daemon named gamecontrollerd in OsX Big Sur.
On my laptop I'm running ReiKey (from Objective-See), which aims at identifying possible Key Loggers that ...
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Is it possibile to capture unlock pin of smartphone(android/ios) using usb cable?
For example, bad USB cable( charging devices) loaded with script to record the unlock code of an android phone which is current being charged.
so basically, the bad usb cable and the usb charger is ...
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iCloud Security Concern: browser session authentication storage after 2-factor?
Does anyone know how Safari or Chrome stores a www.icloud.com session authentication after logging in and passing 2-factor authentication? Is it stored in an encrypted cookie?
My concern is, if ...
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Is there a type of login security that is keylog and screen capture proof that doesnt require a 2nd device?
I am looking for a login security measure where it is keylog and screen capture proof. Is there some type of login security like a 2FA without the need of a second device, but remembering a pattern or ...
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How vulnerable is my Veracrypt-protected data to key logging attack via Windows?
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I've come into possession of some data that I'd like to protect. If an attacker destroys or corrupts my data, I can tolerate that; Plenty of backups exist. But I can't tolerate an outsider ...
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Keyboard firmware hack - Linux vulnerable?
I see that Apple patched OS X to mitigate against K. Chen's famous Apple keyboard firmware hack.
However:
Apple keyboards can be used with computers running other operating systems; and
in any case, ...
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Can Firejails protect against malicious links?
I would like to ask, if Firejails on Linux, protects when clicking a malicious link in the browser e.g. from downloading a keylogger or a trojan.
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Surreptitiously surveil a logged out laptop AD workstation's keyboard with temporary physical access?
I can think of multiple ways to surveil a logged out computer with temporary physical access. The first is installing a hardware keylogger which would enable one to get all the keystrokes from it; ...
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What are the risks of reusing the same passphrase for FDE, user account, and password manager?
Consider a home user who runs Linux on a laptop with full-disk encryption and uses a cloud-based password manager. Assume the laptop is firewall-protected with no SSH access. It seems reasonable to ...
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Profiling hackers with keystroke dynamics
I am writing a research paper on tracking hackers and how to include keystroke timings to create a profile of hackers.
I want to combine the keystroke timings that I capture in ttylog with other data ...
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Found KeyLogger in Windows 10 OS?
I was Running Yara, The pattern matching swiss knife for malware researchers on the Windows 10.
I ran a scan using rules from Yara Rules from YARA Rules Github and MalwareConfig rules.
I stumbled ...
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What's the safest way to enter information on a website?
On-screen keyboard you have to work with a mouse? Copy and paste? Type a string of random characters and then delete the extraneous ones? Something else?
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Can a Remote Desktop software prevent windows 10 keylogger from accessing what is typed on client computer during a session to a remote computer?
The “improve inking and typing” setting in Windows 10 allows Microsoft to send themselves processed samples of what is typed on a machine (not sure if it is processed to remove details as it’s typed ...
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What security mechanisms are in place for iOS' custom keyboards?
Apple has just announced iOS 8. The new version appears to be more extensible than previous versions, and one of the new possiblities is to allow developers to develop custom keyboards, different than ...
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