Security News > 2016 > March > Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 21:12
Two researchers from Michigan State University’s biometrics group have devised a method for hacking mobile phone’s fingerprint authentication by using just a color inkjet printer, a special type of paper and ink. Hacking the fingerprint sensor The attack is easy to execute. The first step is to scan the target’s fingerprint image at 300 dpi or higher resolution. Then, the image is mirrored and the original or binarized fingerprint image is printed on the glossy … More →
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