If the thought that someone can hack your computer or your mobile phone alarms you, imagine what will be if a few years from now
hackers can invade the your brain and read your thoughts …
According to new research presented f 21st USENIX Security Symosium, something that looks like it has come from science fiction such as the so-called “brain hacking” might be more realistic than we think or want to believe.
The research focused on the use of equipment that lets you control computers via brain waves, namely the P300 wave emitted when we see something important. According to scientists, if a hacker has access to such equipment t managed to develop an application “brain spyware”, you can easily eavesdrop on personal information of unsuspecting victims, such as passwords, credit card codes k other depths.
Indeed, the researchers conducted a study where 28 participants took part and who underwent multiple questions wearing a special headset. The results showed that this technique was about 15% -40% more accurate than other similar methods “guessing”.
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