‘Your Wi-Fi cable could be a secret microphone': How researchers turned an earthquake detection method into…
- FTTH and enterprise fiber connections are at risk of interception – and it’s not the internet traffic you should be worried about
- DAS technology analyses the effects of vibrations (or sound) on laser pulses through fiber cables
- Attackers can exploit this with the help of AI to decipher your conversations
New research covered in Sciencehas revealed the very fiber optic cables which connect billions of households and commercial premises to the internet could actually be used as covert listening devices.
We’ve already seen subsea cables being repurposed, or multipurposed, as environmental sensors and data collection tools capable of detecting ships, earthquakes, underwater drones, anchor drags and more, but it’s now been revealed that previously low-risk fiber optic spying is now a higher risk than ever thanks to AI.
According to the analysis, the attack is most feasible on Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and enterprise fiber connections where cables physically pass closely...
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