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Mouse May Turn Into Secret Listening Device: Study Reveals ‘Mic-E-Mouse’ Threat
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Mouse May Turn Into Secret Listening Device: Study Reveals ‘Mic-E-Mouse’ Threat

In a startling revelation with implications for personal privacy, security researchers have demonstrated a novel method by which an ordinary computer mouse can be turned into a covert listening device. The technique, dubbed Mic-E-Mouse, exploits sensitive vibrations captured by the mouse’s optical sensor to reconstruct parts of spoken audio — all without using a microphone....