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June 17, 2005
Dell laptops with hidden keyloggware
An interesting story caught my attention earlier today. Apparently, some guy claims he found a hardware keylogger into his Dell laptop while opening the computer to replace a broken PCMCIA slot raiser on the motherboard.
As far as I can see, the story could be just an ellaborate hoax. Imagine the panic spreading between Dell owners and everybody starting to dismantle their laptops! Even if 99% of them don't find anything, it's enough even if there is just a single report confirming the find. I can already imagine the chaos. Or the speculations. And that 1% could even be the original author of the article, further contributing to the hoax.
Alternatively, Dell and DHS could really be up to something. Or, the poor guy is the victim of some form of espionage, by a suspicious wife or business competitor.
In all cases, one thing is for sure. I'm glad my laptop is a Thinkpad.
[update] Snopes is now listing the story about Dell keyloggers as a hoax, providing explanations on the origin of the various pictures and snapshots from the original story. Fair enough.
Posted by Costin Raiu at June 17, 2005 10:06 PM
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how mutch is the laptop
Posted by: travis.mcelroy at June 29, 2007 7:00 AM