It's This Easy For Hackers To Steal Passwords

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    • Publish Date: Apr 13 2017 5:54PM
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    • Updated Date: Apr 13 2017 5:57PM
It's This Easy For Hackers To Steal Passwords

Today phones have the ability to read your face or store fingerprint scans and we often worry about our privacy when we connect to public Wi-Fi networks. However, we would have never thought motion sensors and orientations sensors can also be used to hack our phones. We can easily trick face recognition technology by putting a picture in front or bypass fingerprint sensors as well.
 
However, according to cyber-experts at Newcastle University, people should start worrying about these sensors that are packed in every smartphone.
 

How this can happen
Most applications do not require you to grant permission for using your device's motion or orientation sensors. This, in turn, provides hackers with a framework for them to “listen in” on your sensor data. According to the study, hackers can not only guess your password but also where your fingers are placed on the screen and how you use them to interact with the device.

What the team found
 
1. The paper published by the team claims that they were able to crack four digit pins with 70% accuracy and that too on their first attempt.
They were able to crack passwords with 100% accuracy by the fifth attempt. The reason why this is important is because most smartphones allow users at least five attempts to feed in their password correctly before they lock themselves.

2. Since every movement such as scrolling, long-pressing and tapping can be tracked due to ergonomic limitations – one tends to hold the device in a unique way.
These sensors can be monitored and can be used to determine where exactly you are tapping on your screen or what you are typing on the virtual keyboard. 

3. The research team has already notified all major tech companies such as Google and Apple; however, nobody has been able to offer a solution so far. However, this can be temporarily dealt with by making apps ask for permissions to use these sensors. 

Q: Thoughts? 

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Comments

Aikya Oruganti Epistemo Global - Vikas Leadership School

hmm be careful

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

With time, the science is getting advanced and so does the human world. As technology has two sides, one side which is very promising and the other one which is bleak. We need to be very careful while handling technology.

Raeka Kaur Gulati Sri Venkateshwar International School, Sector 18,

Technology is making our lives more comfortable..... whilst it is also complicated. We should take care of what we do and what not. Security is the main purpose of the new tech but it allows hackers to hack your devices easily.

shubha tanaya Delhi School of Excellence Attapur

Very awakening!! We need to be extra careful while handling technology.

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