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Lawmakers Launch Probe Into Hidden "Eavesdropping" Risks in Modern Computers
Lawmakers urge GAO to assess risks and policy options for side-channel attacks, highlighting lack of public warning and potential for mandated hardware protections.
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Lawmakers launch probe into hidden "eavesdropping" risks in modern computers
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Shontel Brown have called on the Government Accountability Office to examine whether modern computers and phones remain vulnerable to what was once known as TEMPEST surveillance.Read Entire Article
How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers
A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ electromagnetic and acoustic leaks—a spying trick the NSA once codenamed TEMPEST.
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