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09-24-2013, 03:00 AM
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LXer NewsBot
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LXer: Hacker group claims to have cracked Apple's iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner
Published at LXer:
A group of German hackers claimed to have cracked the iPhone fingerprint scanner on Sunday, just two days after Apple launched the technology that it promises will better protect devices from criminals and snoopers seeking access.
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09-24-2013, 12:11 PM
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Registered: Feb 2002
Location: harvard, il
Distribution: Ubuntu 11.4,DD-WRT micro plus ssh,lfs-6.6,Fedora 15,Fedora 16
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"Fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints"
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yeah, this concept was in fact demonstrated, ON TELEVISION, by the Mythbusters. |
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