This latest technique of attack is known as DiskFiltration.
Your hard drive will make noises once you turn on your PC.
Those noises are the platter spinning and physically engaging with the actuator that makes all the noise.
smartphone, smartwatch, laptop, etc.
), the team explains.
DiskFiltration can infect a Linux based PC and then control the hard drive operations from there.
The SSDs create no noise at all due to their flash memory and lack of any moving mechanical parts.
This isnt the first time that researchers have shown how audio vulnerabilities can be used to secretly transmit data.
This can create varying acoustic tones that can be used to transmit the same kind of sensitive information.
Still, 3D printers themselves are susceptible to getting infected.
Watch the video below that show the researchers explain more about the method.
Source:Sciencealert
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