Study finds hackers could use brainwaves to steal passwords

[murielm99]

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that brainwave sensing headsets, also known as EEG or electroencephalograph headsets, need better security after a study reveals hackers could guess user's passwords by monitoring their brainwaves.

EEG headsets are advertised as allowing users to use only their brains to control robotic toys and video games specifically developed to be played with an EEG headset. There are only a handful on the market, and they range in price from $150 to $800.

Nitesh Saxena, PhD, associate professor in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer and Information Sciences, and Ph.D student Ajaya Neupane and former master's student Md. Lutfor Rahman, found that a person who paused a video game and logged into a bank account while wearing an EEG headset was at risk for having their passwords or other sensitive data stolen by a malicious software program.

https://phys.org/news/2017-06-hackers-brainwaves-passwords.html

[Sneederbunk]

1. Trump supporters need not be alarmed.

[longship]

2. Keep your damned EEG headset off when keying your password.

There. Problem solved.

[RKP5637]

4. Yep, but too easy! lol! n/t

[Not Ruth]

3. What happens when you can scan brainwaves without a headset?

The headset just improves sensitivity and removes static right? In theory, we should just be able to turn the knob to 11 and pick up the brain waves directly.

Invest in aluminum foil.....