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Re: PC/Laptop microphones
From: Simon Smith <simon () snosoft com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:02:14 -0500
Jim, In all reality you don't have to be an agent to do this. You could just write an exploit that when successfully executed would compromise the target and then fetch an application from a remote site. I'm sure that things like this have been done in the past. Hell imagine what you could do with a web cam! ;] New telephones are no different I'm sure. On 1/29/07 9:26 PM, "Jim Popovitch" <jimpop () yahoo com> wrote:
I started this discussion elsewhere, but I feel that there is more experience and concern here. When I look at BIOS settings I see config options to disable sound cards, USB, CDROM, INTs, etc., but what about the PC or laptop microphone? Does disabling the sound card remove the availability of a built-in microphone? What if I want to play mp3s but never have the need to use a microphone? Given recent info about the US FBIs capabilities to remotely enable mobile phone microphones (presumably via corporate cellular service providers), what prevents my OS provider (or distribution) and ISP from working on a way to listen in on my office or home conversations via the microphone or the built-in speakers? Thoughts? -Jim P. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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Current thread:
- PC/Laptop microphones Jim Popovitch (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Tyop? (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Jim Popovitch (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Simon Smith (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Jim Popovitch (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Simon Smith (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Clement Dupuis (Jan 29)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Sebastian Nohn (Jan 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones auto458033 (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones auto458033 (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Simon Smith (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Tyop? (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones SDALAN04 (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones auto458033 (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Mark Turner (Jan 30)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 30)
(Thread continues...)
- Re: PC/Laptop microphones Tyop? (Jan 29)