xLED Malware Lets Criminals Exfiltrate Sensitive Information Through Router LEDs

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A wonderful hacking method to steal confidential data from secure corporate networks has just been revealed. It's absolutely amazing. At first hacker infect your router with a special malware called " xLED Malware". After malware invading your router system it controls the router's LED system. Then the malicious software steal your confidential data. But, how the data can be transmitted ? The malware sends the stolen data by emitting the LEDs in a pattern of binary system - 

(i) LED ON means 1

(ii) LED OFF means 0

To collect this binary data hacker must requires  to stay nearby the router from where he can see the emission of LEDs.

reference : 

https://themerkle.com/xled-malware-lets-criminals-exfiltrate-sensitive-information-through-router-leds/

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