The year won’t be over before you know something new. This time not related to any publication nor product, but something a little darker. Researchers found a way listen to our conversations with our Xiaomi mobile (and any Android) thanks to some components that equip all devices.

Although hackers do not seem very advanced to this technique, as this virus is called EarSpy, It has a lot of potential as a threat to our mobile and our data, as its study can detect a wide variety of information.

EarSpy threatens our searches

As we said, this new virus under investigation, has a revolutionary working style. EarSpy uses the sensors of our Xiaomi mobile such as accelerometer or gyroscope and provides data such as these. position at the ear or distance to itand also the volume of the search, because if it is high you are more likely to get more data.

Once these data are known, processed in a more complex way, through machine learning. The virus is in its ‘infancy’ and currently only detecting a person’s gendersuccess rate now almost 89%.

This machine learning, by improving the artificial intelligence of this virus, recognize more and better quality data as every year devices improve their speakers, microphones and sound quality when talking on the phone, easier to detect such information.

Finally, the sound that enters our Xiaomi mobile when we make a call, waves, frequencies and vibrationsand EarSpy can even convert them to learn what do we say or to whom.

Currently, this virus is not a threat we should be worried about, but researchers are keeping a close eye on developments in machine learning. Avoid potential cybersecurity hazards For our Xiaomi mobile.