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Re: FV's Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!)

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Subject: Re: FV's Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!)
From: Nathaniel Borenstein <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 09:24:07 -0500 (EST)
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>  But I just can't believe that he thinks that
the telephone is more secure on average than a keyboard.

We have a few pages of C code that scan everything you type on a
keyboard, and selects only the credit card numbers.  How easy is that to
do with credit card numbers spoken over a telephone?

The key is large-scale automated attacks, not one-time interceptions.
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Nathaniel Borenstein <[email protected]>
Chief Scientist, First Virtual Holdings
FAQ & PGP key: [email protected]

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