There has been a new eavesdropping attack developed by a team of security experts for Android devices which has been dubbed “EarSpy.” With the help of this attack, attackers can detect the following things:- Caller’s gender Caller’s identity to various degrees Speech content As part of its exploratory purpose, EarSpy aims to capture motion sensor data readings generated by the reverberations from the ear speaker in mobile devices in order to create new methods of eavesdropping. Universities Involved in this Project Cybersecurity researchers from five American universities have undertaken this academic project called EarSpy.

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