Can you imagine that the headphones you use everyday can be used to spy on you? Yeah as much as it made you uncomfortable, it's not a surprise that technology poses a major threat to your private life.

They have created a piece of code that can hijack a user’s headphones (exploits the audio-jack re-tasking function of RealTek codecs, for those interested in the details) and convert them into a microphone and record all your conversations.

How it works: The malicious code named “Speake(a)r,” makes uses of the speakers in our earbuds or headphones to capture vibrations in the air and convert them to electromagnetic signals able to capture audio.