The Electronics Universe
Miscellaneous => News => Topic started by: MAC40 on February 24, 2008, 02:24:38 PM
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Newspaper article:
Computer encryption security dissolved by a can of
air.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/technology/22chip.html?em&ex=1203915600&en=13d01f43eefefaeb&ei=5087%0A
This may have some far-reaching repercussions.
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I\'ve never heard of that before, it\'s probably how people get away with "impossible" roberies.
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And so simple really. THat is scary.
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Some crooks can actually be smart I guess :scared:
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This is actually pretty cool (no pun intended).
However, don\'t be alarmed, you require physical access to the machine to retrieve the encrypted data.
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Does seem like it might be a tad bit easier to freeze the chip if you can, well, actually be there to freeze it, huh? :)