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.
