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Smartphones with touch screens may be vulnerable to smudge attacks


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Research carried out by the University of Pennsylvania claims to show that it possible to make an intelligent guess as to a smartphone users' handset password by the density and direction of the `smudges' on the mobile's touch screen.

Smartphones with touch screens may be vulnerable to smudge attacks
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smartphones-with-touch-screens-may-be-vulnerable/
Research carried out by the University of Pennsylvania claims to show that it possible to make an intelligent guess as to a smartphone users' handset password by the density and direction of the `smudges' on the mobile's touch screen.
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:59:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smartphones-with-touch-screens-may-be-vulnerable/

Source: InfosecMagazine
Source Link: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smartphones-with-touch-screens-may-be-vulnerable/


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