RAMBO Attack: Stealing Data from Air-Gapped Computers

[@Nortindevtech]

Wow that is very scary, imagine a stuxnet via radio waves. Great explanation Nathan!

[@donaldshannon3764]

So we went down this path with TEMPEST in the 1980's and this exploit requires the presence of malware on the targeted computer, the lack of a faraday cage around the equipment or facility, and the proximity of a receiver within what I would guess is about 100 feet or less. From a possible point of view it's best it could happen ... from a practical point of view it's much ado about nothing.

[@factChecker01]

I would have thought that the metal computer case would stop the signal. Does it get out through vents and holes?

[@turtlewax3849]

Faraday cages and Smith & Wessons should do well I think

[@dankodnevic3222]

Nonsense... Once the attacker has code running on the machine, stealing data by EMI is the last problem... BTW, there are much more efficient ways to programmatically generate EMI. Mouse, keyboard and monitor cables are 1000x better antennas then balanced DDR lines inside computer enclosure...

[@RyanErvin-iu6jy]

You're talking like im stupid. Im not stupid of insearch this up. I dont appreciate how you were talking