Alaskan town uses typewriters after malware infection

[southhamster]

Oh dear..

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45032132

 

Better get my old Olivetti serviced!

[mavhc]

Have they not heard of Chromebooks?

[elsiegee40]

I am sure I read somewhere that the spy community is reverting to typewriters in some cases because they’re not hackable.

[FN-GM]

I am sure I read somewhere that the spy community is reverting to typewriters in some cases because they’re not hackable.

But you can see what has been typed by looking at the ribbon.

[southhamster]

No but each one has unique signature so can be traced. Also with single use ribbon you have a complete record of what's been typed, athough they were only used on electronic typewriters usually with daisy wheel.

[elsiegee40]

I am sure MI5 et al are more than aware of the weaknesses. And I am sure they do such things based on risk. Typewriter ribbons require physical possession. Someone sat in their bedroom can’t hack a typewriter

[mavhc]

Nor a computer that's not interacting with the rest of the world. Buy a computer and a printer, don't plug anything else into either one, keep them locked away, done. Anything involving typewriters is just stupid media stories, although I'd totally tell the press I was doing that and then not do it, no point telling your attackers your plans after all.