Security News

From Docker Hub hack to Facebook's burglar-friendly API to phone fingerprint bypasses...
2019-04-30 01:21

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Fingerprint glitch in passports swapped left and right hands
2019-04-26 10:37

And just who, exactly, is going to pay for new passports if it's necessary? Danish police are chatting with Kube Data about that.

Phone fingerprint scanner fooled by chewing gum packet
2019-04-23 14:41

A video has surfaced claiming to show someone unlocking a Nokia 9 by tapping a gum packet against the fingerprint scanner.

Serve’s fingerprint recognition technology integration increases order fulfillment security
2019-04-18 23:30

Serve announced the integration of its unique fingerprint recognition technology with its award-winning blockchain-based Serve platform. Bringing forth a new paradigm in securing deliveries in...

HID Global launches its new fingerprint reader
2019-04-15 00:30

In the past, biometrics solutions for access control were often deployed with reduced security thresholds because their imaging technology, which routinely yielded false fingerprint rejections,...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Sensor Duped With 3D Print
2019-04-09 16:22

The Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor can be fooled in a hack that takes a mere 13 minutes and involves a 3D printed fingerprint.

Hacker unlocks Samsung S10 with 3D-printed fingerprint
2019-04-09 10:48

According to a video posted on the Imgur site Friday, it’s possible to bypass the biometrics on the new Galaxy S10 range using a 3D-printed fingerprint in minutes.

You. Shall. Not. Pass... word: Soon, you may be logging into websites using your phone, face, fingerprint or token
2019-03-05 21:37

Just don't lose your hardware keys RSA At 2004's RSA Conference, then Microsoft chairman Bill Gates predicted the death of the password because passwords have problems and people are bad at...

Police Can't Force You To Unlock Your Phone Using Face or Fingerprint Scan
2019-01-15 08:18

Can feds force you to unlock your iPhone or Android phone? ..."NO" A Northern California judge has ruled that federal authorities can't force you to unlock your smartphone using your fingerprints...

Cops told: No, you can't have a warrant to force a big bunch of people to unlock their phones by fingerprint, face scans
2019-01-14 22:46

Judge rules compelled use of biometrics runs into Fifth Amendment protections A US judge last week denied police a warrant to unlock a number of devices using biometrics identifiers like...