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Wireless mice are hackable up to a city block away
MilesAhead:
What kind of battery is generally used in these wireless keyboards/mice? I am just curious. I use USB keyboards and mice just because they draw power directly from the port. No heavy battery to add to the weight of my suitcase. If it is a "coin" size battery then I guess the weight is negligible. But I may have lucked into doing the right thing via being misinformed. :)
ayryq:
I have several that are 2xAA. I've never found them too heavy in use, but I don't generally travel with them. You know, many "gaming" mice come with weights in different sizes to make the mouse heavier, as some gamers prefer.
Stoic Joker:
What kind of battery is generally used in these wireless keyboards/mice? I am just curious. I use USB keyboards and mice just because they draw power directly from the port. No heavy battery to add to the weight of my suitcase. If it is a "coin" size battery then I guess the weight is negligible. But I may have lucked into doing the right thing via being misinformed. :)-MilesAhead (March 29, 2016, 07:14 AM)
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I hate having to worry about batteries - Wired = powered = trouble free :Thmbsup:
40hz:
According to the article, once you get a toe in the door...a foot follows..
-Stoic Joker (March 29, 2016, 06:31 AM)
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More like the possibility of a foot following it in, but yeah...once you've found an opening, the possibilities multiply significantly. Install a keylogger and a zombie script to dump a log file back to a server somewhere; slip in some ransomware or a bot...the possibilities are limited only by your skill set and your imagination. Or (more often) those of the people you have working for you.
MilesAhead:
What kind of battery is generally used in these wireless keyboards/mice? I am just curious. I use USB keyboards and mice just because they draw power directly from the port. No heavy battery to add to the weight of my suitcase. If it is a "coin" size battery then I guess the weight is negligible. But I may have lucked into doing the right thing via being misinformed. :)-MilesAhead (March 29, 2016, 07:14 AM)
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I hate having to worry about batteries - Wired = powered = trouble free :Thmbsup:
-Stoic Joker (March 29, 2016, 08:11 AM)
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At least on the Logitech USB wireless I found it uses 1 AA battery. Not super heavy but still.. I'd rather have no battery. ;)
Besides. Wrapping up the USB cable and sticking the mouse in a slider baggy gives me something to do. :)
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