The Pattern Lock method of securing an Android device – one of the most popular methods amongst users, which involves connecting dots with straight lines in a pattern devised by the user – can be ...

Researchers have demonstrated an attack that can crack 95 percent of Android pattern locks within the five attempts allowed. The side-channel attack, devised by researchers from China and the UK, uses ...

If you think your Pattern Lock system is keeping your Android safe, guess again. Researchers from Lancaster University, Northwest University in China, and the University of Bath have demonstrated that ...

Scientists from universities in China and the UK have published research that details a novel method that breaks Android's pattern lock system based on videos of people entering their patterns from ...

The popular Pattern Lock system used to secure millions of Android phones can be cracked within just 5 attempts -- and more complicated patterns are the easiest to crack, security experts reveal The ...

While the prevalence of smartphones with fingerprint-based security has increased considerably over the past two years, the vast majority of Android users still rely on tried and true lock patterns to ...

Pattern Lock is a bespoke security feature that comes with the latest models of Android enabled devices. To access a device the user’s finger makes a particular pattern by crisscrossing over a series ...