Your iPhone Could Be Used to Spy on Your PC Keystrokes

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External News Details

Patrick Traynor (Computer Science) says seemingly innocuous apps, once downloaded, could contain malware that would use smartphones' accelerometers to spy on nearby keyboards. Source: Wired

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College of Computing, School of Computer Science

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Cybersecurity, information security, iPhone, patrick traynor, School of Computer Science, smartphones
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  • Created By: Mike Terrazas
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 25, 2011 - 12:28pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm