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by elabajaba 1101 days ago
If it has a camera, it can be used to steal your security keys if it can see the power LED on your device (or potentially even just if something connected to your device has a power LED).

https://www.nassiben.com/video-based-crypta

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Fortunately, none of my computers have power LEDs. Also, I don't live in a nuclear weapons facility where I need "security keys."
Security keys are a software thing, not a physical thing like in movies. They are used everywhere, like in ssh or OAUTH.