Security News

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...

Using Machine Learning to Create Fake Fingerprints
2018-11-23 12:11

Researchers are able to create fake fingerprints that result in a 20% false-positive rate. The problem is that these sensors obtain only partial images of users' fingerprints -- at the points...

AI-generated ‘skeleton keys’ fool fingerprint scanners
2018-11-16 12:02

Artificial intelligence can be used to 'grow' fake fingerprints that pack in common features, fooling scanners.

Hiding Secret Messages in Fingerprints
2018-11-12 12:17

This is a fun steganographic application: hiding a message in a fingerprint image. Can't see any real use for it, but that's okay....

Wendy’s faces class action over collecting staff fingerprints
2018-09-25 10:00

Two former Wendy’s employees want to know what the company does with employee fingerprints collected by biometric clocks.

UK Police Deploy Homemade Mobile Fingerprint Scanners
2018-08-14 13:44

The UK Metropolitan Police Service -- the Met, the UK's largest police force and one of the largest in the world -- has introduced a new portable fingerprint scanner. This is not the first...

Smartphone fingerprint sensor checks body temperature to boost biometric security
2018-07-05 14:31

New fingerprint sensor detects both tactile pressure and skin temperature to unlock smartphone, according to Nature Communications.

Researcher hacks smart fingerprint padlock in mere seconds
2018-06-14 12:48

The Tapplock one “smart” padlock, which received many rave reviews by tech-focused news sites and YouTubers, can be forced to open in under two seconds with a smartphone. The discovery was made by...

Clock blocker: Woman sues bosses over fingerprint clock-in tech
2018-06-04 19:46

Worker time-keeping system at center of biometric privacy legal battle in the US A former employee at a nursing home is alleging the company and its equipment provider violated the US state of...

Biometrics and the law: Police try to unlock phone with dead man's fingerprint
2018-04-23 13:47

Biometric authentication may be more convenient than passwords, and harder for hackers to duplicate, but how much protection does it offer from the law?