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fragmedetoday at 1:13 AM1 replyview on HN

Van Eck Phreaking dates back to 1982, which used CRTs, and if you're aware of that, it's not an insurmountably huge logical leap to realize that modern hardware can be exploited the same way (thanks to greater sensitivity in receiving devices).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking


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ihaveajobtoday at 5:14 AM

I first learned about this while reading Cryptonomicon. It seemed too fantastical to be a real thing.