ALERT: Hackers can figure out your password to the sound of the keyboard.

in #steemit5 years ago

VIRUS INFORMATICO.jpg
It is not easy to find a strong password.
. And it is that hackers are increasingly means at their disposal to violate our accounts. A study by the Southern Methodist University in Texas (USA) argues that hackers can crack your password just listening to the sound your keyboard as you type.
Only you would require access to the microphone (smartphone) of the user, which can be achieved, for example, by using a ( malware) or (computer virus) Or through an application. Once access to the audio clip, one would need to procesasen the sound it emits.
Researchers at the US university had to gather only a few people in a room. These began writing on their keyboards, the sound was recorded by a (smartphone) that they wereplaced on the table.
Experts say that the technique is so effective that could work even in especially noisy spaces, Such as an office. The group behind the study says, in turn, when ended were able to find about half of the words written by a user (41%) experiment, and it only needed to hear the sound of the keys.
If you want to understand what is written on a laptop, or any keyboard can be perceived only using mobile phones that are placed at the same table. The answer was a definite yes, said Eric Larson, one of the researchers behind the study, was quoted by the British newspaper (The Independent).
Do not forget that many applications require users permission to access the microphone of your devices. Remember, but, the official caused by (app) scandal La LigaWho he spied football fans while watching the matches. Smartphone manufacturers will have to go back to the drawing board and make sure they are improving the privacy of sound sensors on a smartphone, says Larson.

Sort:  

Source
Plagiarism is the copying & pasting of others work without giving credit to the original author or artist. Plagiarized posts are considered fraud.

Fraud is discouraged by the community and may result in the account being Blacklisted.

If you believe this comment is in error, please contact us in #disputes on Discord

Congratulations @adrianodona! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

You distributed more than 50 upvotes. Your next target is to reach 100 upvotes.

You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:

SteemFest⁴ commemorative badge refactored
Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!