Answer: A.I. can steal passwords by listening to you type
Clues: “Take” and “Hear”
Researchers at Cornell taught an A.I. to do it. It was able to guess the keys people were hitting with 95% accuracy.
It’s something hackers could use if they were sitting near you in a place like Starbucks. So the researchers basically created those conditions for their test.
They used a phone to listen in on people typing, and the A.I. was able to guess which keys they were hitting with 95% accuracy. Then they tried it over Zoom, and it was still right 93% of the time.
It works by analyzing the sound each keystroke makes, and how quickly one key is typed after another. For example, it might take you longer to hit the “X” on your keyboard than the “A”.
Experts say it’s more proof that how we log into stuff needs to change. Instead of typing passwords in, things like fingerprints and automatic password managers will be the way to go.
(Metro)