Keyboard recorder used to steal info in cybercafes   

“鍵盤記錄器”偷竊網銀密碼 安全軟件無法防范

近日，一條微博被廣泛轉發，其標題是“特別注意！如果看到電腦上有如下插頭，千萬別用！”微博中說，“如果你去網吧上網，看到有插頭連接到鍵盤線上面，請不要使用這臺電腦。這個東西可以記錄你所有上網的鍵盤操作，如QQ，以及網上銀行賬號密碼！”[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Keyboard recorder, a device that can record all your mouse and keyboard activity, has emerged as a new tool for thieves to invade privacy in cybercafes and other public internet locations.

With a built-in memory chip installed in the device, the keyboard recorder serves as an information interceptor, according to Shi Xiaohong, a network security expert for Qihu360, a major internet company in China.

When people type on computers, personal information like bank passwords are stored by the keyboard recorder before they are sent, said Shi.

There is no security software that can block such attacks so far, he added.

Though the recorder can be used to steal private data, it is still being sold openly for 588 yuan (96.7 US dollars) on Amazon, an online shopping mall.

"Since there is no legal ban on sales of such a device, it can be sold openly," said Shi.

Shi warned that people should check public computers to see if such programs are installed before using them.