Cornell University published findings from a study Aug. 3 showing the ease with which AI can steal passwords by 'listening' to keystrokes.
What is an acoustic side-channel attack?
Acoustic side-channel attacks are cyberattacks that use unintended sound emissions or vibrations to gather sensitive information, according toThe grandfather of this technology goes back to 1950s British spies, who utilized sound emanations of Hagelin encryption devices to hack into the Egyptian embassy, according to the study. READ FULL 1972 REPORTThe heavy usage of smartphones and laptops creates a troubling issue.
"With regards to overall susceptibility to an attack, the quieter MacBook keystrokes may prove harder to record or isolate, however, once this obstacle is overcome, the keystrokes appear to be similarly if not more susceptible," the research paper warns. "In real-life scenarios, this attack could happen through malware on a nearby device with a microphone.
"While multiple methods succeeded in recognizing a press of the shift key, no paper in the surveyed literature succeeded in recognizing the ‘release peak’ of the shift key amidst the sounds of other keys," according to the study. AI can listen to your keystrokes and guess your passwords and other sensitive information, according to a new Cornell study.
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