AI can now steal your passwords with 95% accuracy by ‘listening’ to you type

Researchers have found an AI-driven attack that can steal passwords with up to 95% accuracy by listening to what you type on your keyboard.

Cornell University researchers trained an AI model on the audio recordings of people typing, and the AI learned to identify the different sounds that each key makes.

They tested it on a nearby phone’s integrated microphone listening for keystrokes on a MacBook Pro. When the microphone picked up the sound of a keystroke, the AI model could identify the key that was pressed with 95% accuracy.

The team took it further by testing the AI’s ability to crack a password by listening to a Zoom call.

In this test, the AI was 93% accurate in reproducing the keystrokes. Over Skype, the model was 91.7% accurate.

Before you blame your noisy keyboard for giving away your password, the volume of typing has very little to do with the attack. The AI works by identifying the waveform, intensity, and time of each keystroke.

About the Author: Patriotman

Patriotman currently ekes out a survivalist lifestyle in a suburban northeastern state as best as he can. He has varied experience in political science, public policy, biological sciences, and higher education. Proudly Catholic and an Eagle Scout, he has no military experience and thus offers a relatable perspective for the average suburban prepper who is preparing for troubled times on the horizon with less than ideal teams and in less than ideal locations. Brushbeater Store Page: http://bit.ly/BrushbeaterStore