The pattern lock system used by millions of Android users to secure their phones can be cracked in just five attempts simply by observing hand movements, security experts have claimed. A study by ...

The popular Pattern Lock system is used to secure millions of Android phones - but researchers have revealed it can easily be cracked. New software can analyse the user's finger movement from up to ...

Phone owners' startling lack of originality could leave their mobiles open to hack attacks, researchers claim Android phones could be vulnerable to thieves and hackers due to owners' dumbfounding ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Android phones could be vulnerable to thieves and hackers due to owners' dumbfounding dearth of inventiveness, it has emerged. A Norwegian researcher spent more than a year analysing the ...