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Audio CAPTCHAs Cracked; ReCAPTCHA Remains Strong

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the captcha-captcha-chameleon dept.

Falkkin writes "Ars Technica reports that audio CAPTCHAs consisting of only distorted digits or letters can be easy to crack using machine learning techniques. This includes most of the audio CAPTCHAs currently in use on the Web. The reCAPTCHA team has discussed their new audio CAPTCHA, which is resistant to this attack."

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  1. Re:I'm sick fo CATCHA by Hamoohead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia CAPTCHA cracks you. . .oh, wait.

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