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ETHERLED: Air-gapped systems leak data via network card LEDs

  • August 28, 2022
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JMeixner
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Have you heard of Etherled? A newly-discovered method of exfiltrating data from air-gapped systems.

"If an intruder infects them with specially-crafted malware, they could replace the card driver with a version that modifies the LED color and blinking frequency to send waves of encoded data... "

 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/etherled-air-gapped-systems-leak-data-via-network-card-leds/?s=09

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    Chris.Childerhose
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    • Chris.Childerhose
    • Veeam Legend, Veeam Vanguard
    • August 28, 2022

    Wow what will they think of next. 

    Chris Childerhose (Enterprise Architect) - VMCE+ | VMCA | VMCE | VMCE-SP | Veeam Vanguard 8* | Veeam Legend 5* | VUG Canada Leader | vExpert 7* | Toronto VMUG Leader | VCAP-DCV/VCP-DCV/VCP-VVF | Object First Ace | Cisco Champion | Twitter: @cchilderhose | Blog Site – https://just-virtualization.tech
      marcofabbri
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      • marcofabbri
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      • August 29, 2022

      It’s amazing how simple and powerful is.

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        MicoolPaul
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        • MicoolPaul
        • August 29, 2022

        Is there anything humans can’t weaponise? 😩

         

        I wonder what the data rate was on this attack

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          marcofabbri
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          • marcofabbri
          • On the path to Greatness
          • August 29, 2022

          Is there anything humans can’t weaponise? 😩

           

          I wonder what the data rate was on this attack

          My favourite is exfiltration by CPU’s noise frequency 😂

          Backups are like pizza, I love them. | Linkedin: @marco-fabbri-it
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