acoustic-attack

The Sound of Your Secrets: When Your Microphone Becomes a Keylogger

John Z Black May 4, 2026

Vulnerabilities & Patching #acoustic-attack #side-channel #privacy #karstorat #keystroke-recovery #surveillance #hardware-security

New research achieves 85% keystroke recovery accuracy using a standard laptop mic. Add in KarstoRAT's webcam surveillance, and 'air-gapped' doesn't mean what it used to.