Shoulder Surfing Attack

                                           Shoulder Surfing Attack

Shoulder Attack is comes under Cyber Security which is highly used. It refers to direct observation technique, such as looking over someones'shoulder to capture someone's personal information like Security codes,  PINs like ATM PIN number or Credit Card Information,  Passwords and Similar data.

Criminals often use used this technique to gain access to your personal accounts or read personal information, such as e-mails.

It is one of the effective way to get information in public places (Crowded areas) where the enforcer is not as likely to be caught because its quite easy to stand next to someone and watch as they fill out a form or enter any private information like use of calling card at a public pay phone, enter PIN number at an ATM machine or when you are entering your computer password.

Sometimes shoulder surfing is done for no reason other then to get an answer or just for fun or to irritate someone but in other instances it may constitute a security breach.

Shoulder surfing can also be done long distance with the aid of binoculars or cameras from a more remote location. 

To prevent shoulder surfing you must Shield paperwork or your keypad from view by using your body or cupping your hand.