---
title: "Flatbed Scanners Used as Relay Point for Controlling Malware in Air-Gapped Systems"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/flatbed-scanners-used-as-relay-point-for-controlling-malware-in-air-gapped-systems/"
date: "2017-03-31T00:05:43+00:00"
section: "Hardware/Network"
tags:
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "Hardware Security"
  - "Malware"
source: "bleepingcomputer.com"
source_url: "http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flatbed-scanners-used-as-relay-point-for-controlling-malware-in-air-gapped-systems/"
---

# Flatbed Scanners Used as Relay Point for Controlling Malware in Air-Gapped Systems

March 31, 2017 · Reported by bleepingcomputer.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2017/flatbed-scanners-used-as-relay-point-for-controlling-malware-in-air-gap-619f1f66.jpg)

> Scientists from two Israeli universities have come up with a way to use flatbed scanners as relay points when sending commands to malware installed on an air-gapped computer. Further research also revealed the scanner could also be used to relay stolen data to a nearby attacker.

[Read the full article at bleepingcomputer.com](http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flatbed-scanners-used-as-relay-point-for-controlling-malware-in-air-gapped-systems/)

**Tags:** [Cyber Attack](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-attack/) · [Hardware Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hardware-security/) · [Malware](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/malware/)