back to article Infosec bods demo GPU keylogger. Don't tell the NS... oh, wait

Security researchers have demonstrated how malicious code can be run on graphics processors (GPUs) rather than the central processing unit (CPUs) at the heart of a computer. Team Jellyfish's Demon keylogger proof-of-concept code operates in a blind spot that conventional security software is simply not designed to inspect. …

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    1. Neil Barnes Silver badge
      Coffee/keyboard

      Oh you cycnic...

    2. Random K
      Pint

      My sides...

      ...were not prepared for this hilarity. Have a virtual pint sir.

  2. Oninoshiko
    Trollface

    Remember

    Linux doesn't get viruses.

    1. Charles 9
      FAIL

      Re: Remember

      There's more than one way to pwn a system (and BTW, recall where the term "rooting" comes from). Does the name "Slapper" ring any bells? How about "Windingo," which is still in the wild today? And let's not forget about "Heartbleed" and "Shellshock".

      1. Dave 126 Silver badge

        Re: Remember

        I believe Oninoshiko was being ironic

  3. Fazal Majid

    Seems far-fetched

    The GPU has direct memory access but no direct connection to the keyboard, so this is likely to be heavily OS-dependent. It's also awfuly convoluted, when USB rootkits are much easier to install, and one installed in a keyboard is optimally placed to log keystrokes:

    http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/CHEN/BHUSA09-Chen-RevAppleFirm-PAPER.pdf

    or network card rootkits are ideally poised to exfiltrate data.

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