It's interesting that the article never mentions that to use that he had to find a power plug with a free ethernet plug next to it. That might not be trivial in all environments. It gets a lot more suspicious if he has to search for that for a long time in the bank. Also someone might question the why the ethernet cable is there at some point. Just saying the article makes it sound easier it actually is for a non technical person.
I think the cluster of bricks around power outlets in bank offices is rarely examined nor questioned by anyone with any kind of background. And if the chap sent out to change the printer toner questions it, someone will just tell him someone from IT put it there a few weeks ago...
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It's interesting that the article never mentions that to use that he had to find a power plug with a free ethernet plug next to it. That might not be trivial in all environments. It gets a lot more suspicious if he has to search for that for a long time in the bank. Also someone might question the why the ethernet cable is there at some point. Just saying the article makes it sound easier it actually is for a non technical person.
I think the cluster of bricks around power outlets in bank offices is rarely examined nor questioned by anyone with any kind of background. And if the chap sent out to change the printer toner questions it, someone will just tell him someone from IT put it there a few weeks ago...
There have been cases of cleaners putting dongle keyloggers on bank PCs too http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/13/sumitomu_bank/
Miniaturization will only get better, of course.