It seems absolutely unlikely, but security researchers have revealed that bad shielding on some keyboard cables mean that snoopers can discover what you’re typing – via the power outlet.
So far leak has been detected from a distance of 15 meters, but with further refinement that distance could be greatly increased.
In a paper describing their work, Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco, of security firm Inverse Path wrote:
"Our goal is to show that information leaks in the most unexpected ways and can be retrieved."
