Hackers from the Chaos Computer Club cracked the protection of Apple Touch ID - 3DNews

When Apple introduced the new iPhone with a fingerprint sensor Touch ID, many thought that this solution will help protect user data from unauthorized access.

However, experience has shown that this protection can be easily bypassed. In any case, it was possible to make the members of the Association of European hackers Chaos Computer Club. If you believe a hacker with the nickname Starbug, who is a member of the association, way of breaking these sensors has been described

as early as 2004. In the case of the Touch ID simply need a copy of the fingerprint with higher resolution. In order to make a “fake key” for the sensor, it will take photo of a fingerprint with a glass surface with a resolution of 2400 dpi. Then this picture on a piece of latex to print imprint itself in the resolution of 1200 dpi.

other words, Touch ID is not an insurmountable obstacle for professional burglars. However, the above manipulations are much more complex than the old way of password cracking Apple, when you had a peep, which combination of four digits entered by the user. However, with the “complex” password, this method does not always work.

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