This attack uses a phone's camera to crack Android pattern locks
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This attack uses a phone's camera to crack Android pattern locks

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This attack uses a phone's camera to crack Android pattern locks
16:56:40 / January 27, 2017

Researchers show how an attacker can crack your Android pattern lock from a distance and that complex patterns are the easiest to identify.

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