Re: Extreme wallbanging

On 3 November 2013 18:30, Daira Hopwood <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 31/10/13 20:24, Chip Morningstar wrote:
>> Via Tom Duff:
>>
>>> It's purely accidental that the spookiest computer security story I've
>>> ever read appeared on Halloween:
>>>
>>> http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/meet-badbios-the-mysterious-mac-and-pc-malware-that-jumps-airgaps/
>>>
>>> BIOS malware uses a data link you didn't think you had: ultrasonic
>>> transmissions over PC speakers and microphones. It's immune to airgapping,
>>> and it can use your machine regardless of what OS you're running.
>
> 80% chance it'll turn out to be a hoax or severely misdescribed.

That low?