#thermal attack

Exploit the Heat of the Fingers to Reveal the Code Lock of Your Smartphone

The use of PIN codes or the use of a schema, these are the current methods offered by most smartphone manufacturers to their customers. A computer science research team at the University of Stuttgart reveals that, whenever one of these operations is carried out, a trace of heat remains on the screen. The team explains how the use of a thermal camera can make it possible to blow the lock, giving a…