wraggster
April 15th, 2014, 23:33
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/dd6d061844cfe24c7b546ad7cff6ecb/200033486/samsung-gs5-fake-fingerprint.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/15/galaxy-s5-fingerprint-reader-spoof/)
It looks like the iPhone 5s (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/iphone-5s-review/) isn't the only smartphone whose fingerprint reader can be fooled by fake digits (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/22/chaos-computer-club-apple-touch-id-fake-fingerprint/). SR Labs has just posted a video (shown below) showing that Samsung's just-launched Galaxy S5 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/samsung-galaxy-s5-review/) is susceptible to the same trick: as long as you have a good photo of a latent print (such as one from the touchscreen), you can create a mold that passes for a real finger. The lab also claims that Samsung's approach may ultimately be less secure than Apple's, since you're not forced to enter a passcode (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/iphone-5s-fingerprint-reader-extras/) under certain conditions (such as a reboot) and can use the fingerprint to make PayPal transactions.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/15/galaxy-s5-fingerprint-reader-spoof/
It looks like the iPhone 5s (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/17/iphone-5s-review/) isn't the only smartphone whose fingerprint reader can be fooled by fake digits (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/22/chaos-computer-club-apple-touch-id-fake-fingerprint/). SR Labs has just posted a video (shown below) showing that Samsung's just-launched Galaxy S5 (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/samsung-galaxy-s5-review/) is susceptible to the same trick: as long as you have a good photo of a latent print (such as one from the touchscreen), you can create a mold that passes for a real finger. The lab also claims that Samsung's approach may ultimately be less secure than Apple's, since you're not forced to enter a passcode (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/11/iphone-5s-fingerprint-reader-extras/) under certain conditions (such as a reboot) and can use the fingerprint to make PayPal transactions.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/15/galaxy-s5-fingerprint-reader-spoof/