"Attackers Could Be Listening to What You Type"

A new study conducted by researchers from Southern Methodist University's (SMU) Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity has discovered a way in which hackers can determine what a user is typing in order to obtain personal information. According to researchers, acoustic signals produced when users type on a keyboard, could be intercepted and deciphered by hackers through the use of a nearby smartphone. Using this method, researchers were able to detect what people are typing with a 41 percent accuracy rate. Findings of this study emphasize the need for smartphone makers to increase their efforts toward enhanced privacy in regard to smartphone sensors. This article continues to discuss how this study was conducted by researchers, concerns surrounding 'always-on' sensing devices such as the smartphone, and the accuracy with which attackers can detect what a user is typing. 

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