Hackers Can Now Steal Data by Listening to the Sound of a Computer’s Hard Drive

“DiskFiltration” siphons data even when computers are disconnected from the Internet.

Do you think your data is safe because your computer isn’t connected to the internet or a network? Wrong. As security researchers recently demonstrated, the sounds of your computer’s hard drive can be used to transmit data from an air-gapped and seemingly well-protected machine.

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