# evil maid attack

> computer security attack on an unattended device, in which an attacker with physical access alters it in some undetectable way so that they can later access the device, or the data on it

**Wikidata**: [Q60178212](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60178212)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_maid_attack)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/evil-maid-attack
