Researchers use smartphone camera to figure out PINs

  • 12 November 2013
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"Researchers have found a way to figure out what personal identification number, or PIN, someone is typing into their smartphone by using the device's built-in cameras and microphones to secretly record them."
 
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I am not really sure which is more frightening: The fact that it can be done, or the fact that someone was creative enough to figure out how to do it!
 
Password Manager.  Need we say more?

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>2013
>using Android
 
It tooks hundreds of millions of dollars and their top engineers, but Google finally brought malware to Linux. Good job.
 
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lol, thats right!

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