Trojan Uses Motion Sensors To Steal Smartphone Data
April 23rd, 2012Via: TechWeek Europe:
Motion-sensor data from smartphones can be used to effectively guess what keys a user is tapping and steal sensitive data such as PINs and bank details, according to new research (PDF) from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and IBM.
The researchers developed a proof-of-concept Trojan for Android called TapLogger that uses a “training mode” to build up a database of key-click information before applying the information to refine its guesses as to what keys a user is tapping at any given moment.
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