Instruments in smart phones such as the accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability, according to researchers. Instruments in smart phones such as the ...
Calibration is a crucial step in the manufacturing process of many sensors (or transmitters) such as pressure, temperature and position sensors. One key component needed for calibration is the ...
The driver types the PIN code to open the rented Smart Car2Go car via the app at a parking center in Berlin, Oct. 26, 2017. Carsten Koall/Getty Images If there are things you can trust to not change, ...
To conduct the tests, the team trained an artificial neural network with data collected from people who actively key in PINs to access various accounts. They then used a javascript exploit delivered ...
Malicious applications can freely access sensor data on modern smartphones and use this highly sensitive data stream to collect vasts amounts of intel on the phone's owner, information that they can ...
Researchers used the sensors to model which number had been pressed by its user based on how the phone was tilted and how much light is blocked by the fingers. Researchers used the sensors to model ...
Even if some shady character were to get hold of your smartphone, it wouldn't do them much good if they didn't know your PIN … right? Well, researchers from Singapore's Nanyang Technological ...
The PIN Inference Attack relies on motion sensor data to detect subtle movements of the phone while a user enters a PIN on the touchscreen. The study proposes that each keypress produces unique ...