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“finger-swiping friction sounds can be captured by attackers online with a high possibility.”
The source of the finger-swiping sounds can be popular apps like Discord, Skype, WeChat, FaceTime, etc.
Any chatty app where users carelessly perform swiping actions on the screen while the device mic is live.
Hence the side-channel attack name – PrintListener.
“finger-swiping friction sounds can be captured by attackers online with a high possibility.”
The source of the finger-swiping sounds can be popular apps like Discord, Skype, WeChat, FaceTime, etc.
Any chatty app where users carelessly perform swiping actions on the screen while the device mic is live.
Hence the side-channel attack name – PrintListener.
Your fingerprints can be recreated from the sounds made when you swipe on a touchscreen — Chinese and US researchers show new side channel can reproduce fingerprints to enable attacks
Researchers claim they can successfully attack up to 27.9% of partial fingerprints.
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