(Link to a program that does this.)

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    3 years ago

    Apparently, there are SO many ways to do this. If anyone is interested in this sort of thing, check out the papers made by Ben-Gurion University’s Cyber-Security Research Center. They discovered all kinds of methods which can be used to steal data, which are, but are not limited to:

    • using Keyboard LEDs
    • heat emanations
    • screen brightness

    Seriously, it’s as insane as it is fascinating. They even know how to extract data through a Faraday cage. Their latest discovery seems to be this article and their previous ones can be found towards the bottom of the same page.

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      3 years ago

      By listening to the sound of your typing - https://github.com/ggerganov/kbd-audio - although it works best/only with mechanical keyboards in a noise-free environment.

      That said, and not to discount the possibility, but most of these techniques are generally impractical and tend to require mostly perfect conditions - like the source code linked above working with mechanical keyboards.