Android Pattern Locks Can Be Broken Into in Just Five Attempts !
Pattern lock is a security measure that protects mobile phones or tablets. However, users only have five attempts to get the pattern right before the device becomes locked. It is used by around 40 percent of Android device owners.
If you think that the popular pattern lock system in Android smartphones is the best option to safeguard your device, you are mistaken as security researchers have found that it takes just five attempts to break into Android devices.
Researchers evaluated the attack using 120 unique patterns collected from independent users. They were able to crack more than 95 percent of patterns within five attempts. Experts believe that complex shapes were easier to crack because they help the fingertip algorithm to narrow down the possible options.
Researchers could crack all but one of the patterns categorised as complex within the first attempt but they successfully cracked 87.5 percent of median complex patterns and 60 percent of simple patterns with the first attempt.
If you think that the popular pattern lock system in Android smartphones is the best option to safeguard your device, you are mistaken as security researchers have found that it takes just five attempts to break into Android devices.
Researchers evaluated the attack using 120 unique patterns collected from independent users. They were able to crack more than 95 percent of patterns within five attempts. Experts believe that complex shapes were easier to crack because they help the fingertip algorithm to narrow down the possible options.
Researchers could crack all but one of the patterns categorised as complex within the first attempt but they successfully cracked 87.5 percent of median complex patterns and 60 percent of simple patterns with the first attempt.
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