Android Lockscreen Patterns Less Secure Than PINs
Researchers settle PIN versus pattern debate with study that proves a low-tech hack makes cracking an unlock screen simple.
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Android Sensor Attack Can Guess PINs with 94% Accuracy – On the Wire (blog)
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Android Sensor Attack Can Guess PINs with 94% Accuracy
On the Wire (blog) … serious privacy and security issues, as researchers at Newcastle University established with a new attack the can recover a user's four-digit phone PIN 94 percent of the time by measuring the output from an Android device's motion and orientation … |
Phone Hack Uses Sensors To Steal PINs
University researchers created a browser-based JavaScript that leverages a phone’s smart device sensor data to steal PINs.
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Smartphone PINs skimmed with microphone and camera
A new program, dubbed PIN Skimmer by its University of Cambridge creators, can correctly guess a high proportion of PINs by utilising the device’s camera and microphone.
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