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We are all used to the idea of using our fingerprints to log into our cell phones and, for some of us, our laptops.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been told fingerprints are secure, and effective for \u2018biometric authentication\u2019<\/p>\n
In the movies, we see finger prints being lifted from glasses with sticky tape and so on, but that\u2019s the movies right?<\/p>\n
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We were shocked to learn that it is possible to fake your fingerprints for logging in with stuff that\u2019s commonly available around the house. A photo, a printer and some glue.<\/strong><\/p>\n All it takes is a photo of a finger print, then just edit it to create a negative using commonly available photo editing software.\u00a0 Print it on some acetate sheets on a laser printer, apply some glue to the top of the print and let it dry.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” width=”47%” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/VYI9XNO4XzU” _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_padding=”||28px|||”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” min_height=”43.4px” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n “We were able to perform this well-known attack on the majority of devices our team had available for testing. Had this been a real attack, we would have had access to a vast range of sensitive information.” –\u00a0<\/em>Kraken<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The lesson is: don\u2019t assume your device is safe on the basis of fingerprints alone.\u00a0\u00a0 2FA is vital, and so is having your phone protected so that it can be remotely wiped if you lose it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.13.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\nCyber Security Tip:<\/h2>\n