Researchershave discovereda technique that could let hackers eavesdrop on your phone conversations using the gadget’s motion sensors.
EarSpy uses your phone’s speaker and accelerometer to measure the slight vibrations generated by the speaker.
The researchers found that improvements to phone hardware are making hacks like EarSpy more feasible.
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The researchers tested the OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 9 smartphones.
Once the sound was extracted, the researchers could make words comprehensible using machine learning techniques.
Unfortunately, EarSpy is only one of many ways that your phone security could be compromised.
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Fong said the most direct way to turn a phone into a spying gadget is via spyware.
Though that won’t prevent other people’s devices from spying on you," he added.
