{"id":771,"date":"2012-03-21T08:51:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hammerheadcombatsystems.org\/?p=771"},"modified":"2012-03-21T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T13:51:17","slug":"at-loggerheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/21\/at-loggerheads\/","title":{"rendered":"“At Loggerheads”"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY HCS Technical Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Disclaimer: HCS and any affiliated persons are not responsible for anything that may result from the use or misuse of the information below. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The unauthorized interception of anyone’s communications without their consent or the appropriate legal authority is a serious crime in most jurisdictions. This information is for academic study and lawful self-protective use only. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Seriously, don’t snoop on people. It is just not cool. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Today we are going to continue our series of “Civilian ECM” articles by discussing the threat of key loggers.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

“What is a key logger?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key loggers are devices or programs designed to record every keystroke that you make onto a computer keyboard to allow for continuous monitoring of computer usage.<\/p>\n

They are often known as keystroke recorders or just keyloggers.<\/p>\n

“Why do people use them?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key loggers are deployed for a number of reasons. The primary goal of a key logger deployment is to capture sensitive information such as a computer user’s account name and password (usually their e-mail) as well as any activity they perform on a particular computer.<\/p>\n

The most common scenarios are:<\/p>\n