Team Captures RSA Keys With AM Radio and Cell Phone
Coil whine: it’s not just a problem for PC gaming enthusiasts anymore. A recent paper outlines an attack vector for capturing RSA keys by analyzing the noises, RF variations, or electromagnetic changes produced from computers as they do intense computational tasks. Of particular note is their work capturing RSA keys with sound. This so-called ‘coil whine’ is loud and regular enough to be picked up by a cell phone mic attached to an AM radio from as much as a foot away, or over thirty feet using more sophisticated equipment. The process takes time, isn’t stealthy, and isn’t exactly....
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