1996-01-30 - Re: FV’s Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!)

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From: Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com>
To: “timo@microsoft.com>
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Message ID: <kl3Wc7OMc50eRIr810@nsb.fv.com>
Reply To: <c=US%a=_%p=msft%l=RED-66-MSG960129190324HH007C00@red-02-imc.itg.microsoft.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-01-30 15:26:27 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:26:27 +0800

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From: Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:26:27 +0800
To: "timo@microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: FV's Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!)
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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 <nsb@fv.com>
Chief Scientist, First Virtual Holdings
FAQ & PGP key: nsb+faq@nsb.fv.com

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• 1996-01-30 (Tue, 30 Jan 1996 13:27:48 +0800) - RE: FV’s Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!) - Tim Oerting <timo@microsoft.com>
  • 1996-01-30 (Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:26:27 +0800) - Re: FV’s Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!) - Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@nsb.fv.com>
    • 1996-01-31 (Wed, 31 Jan 1996 12:58:46 +0800) - Re: FV’s Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!) - Adam Shostack <adam@lighthouse.homeport.org>
  • 1996-02-08 (Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:16:35 +0800) - Re: FV’s Borenstein discovers keystroke capture programs! (pictures at 11!) - Phil Karlton <karlton@netscape.com>