Recognizing Keystrokes Using WiFi Devices
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Recognizing Keystrokes Using WiFi Devices was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 56 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #11 of 25, reached on Nov 2, 20:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 19:21 UTC.
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The ACM site has the full paper: https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/2789168.2790109 The two wifi devices need to be on the same network because it is subtle changes in the network that reveal details about finger movements between the devices, but the keyboard can be on some other device on another network or no…
You have to sign in to read more than the abstract. From the abstract, it is unclear if the devices need to be on the same network or not.
If I'm reading it right, they had to run their patched firmware right on the laptop in order to get the data needed. I wonder if the data is available through some kind of API something like a webpage would have access to with sufficient resolution, or if it's possible to isolate packets coming from a single MAC…
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#11 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 2, 20:21 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
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It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (56 checks) since.