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Check out this new way of gaining keys to stuff that's not yours.
arstechnica.com
First time I ever heard about this type of snooping was in "Cryptonomicon," by Stephenson. I think it was called Van Eck phreaking. Not sure how much Neal invented to make the story work, but it is based on real science. He is among my favorite authors.

Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
Key-leaking side channels are a fact of life. Now they can be done by video-recording power LEDs.

First time I ever heard about this type of snooping was in "Cryptonomicon," by Stephenson. I think it was called Van Eck phreaking. Not sure how much Neal invented to make the story work, but it is based on real science. He is among my favorite authors.
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