"Researchers devise app to protect PINs and passwords"

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have announced a new application that they have designed to protect PINs, passwords, and other authentication information from being stolen by hackers via “shoulder-surfing”. The application by the name of “IllusionPIN”, uses a hybrid-image keyboard in which its clarity differs based on the distance from which it is viewed. This application technology also rearranges the numbers on a keypad for every attempted login by the user. Stealing authentication information via surveillance footage has also been made virtually impossible by this technology. This article further discusses the process and research behind IllusionPin, along with other studies about the awareness of possible threats posed by shoulder-surfing.

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