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SonarSnoop: active acoustic side-channel attacks
Univ Lancaster, England.
Univ Lancaster, England.
Univ Coll Cork, Ireland.
Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, Database and information techniques. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
2020 (English)In: International Journal of Information Security, ISSN 1615-5262, E-ISSN 1615-5270, Vol. 19, no 2, p. 213-228Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We report the first active acoustic side-channel attack. Speakers are used to emit human inaudible acoustic signals, and the echo is recorded via microphones, turning the acoustic system of a smart phone into a sonar system. The echo signal can be used to profile user interaction with the device. For example, a victims finger movements can be inferred to steal Android unlock patterns. In our empirical study, the number of candidate unlock patterns that an attacker must try to authenticate herself to a Samsung S4 phone can be reduced by up to 70% using this novel acoustic side-channel. The attack is entirely unnoticeable to victims. Our approach can be easily applied to other application scenarios and device types. Overall, our work highlights a new family of security threats.

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Springer, 2020. Vol. 19, no 2, p. 213-228
Keywords [en]
Side-channel attack; Acoustic system; Active sonar; Mobile device
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Signal Processing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-164999DOI: 10.1007/s10207-019-00449-8ISI: 000519531800004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85068877981OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-164999DiVA, id: diva2:1422733
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Funding Agencies|Wallenberg Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) - Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Available from: 2020-04-08 Created: 2020-04-08 Last updated: 2024-04-15Bibliographically approved

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