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BrutePrint: bypassing smartphone fingerprint protection
#Android fingerprint protection isn’t that reliable after all: it can be brute-forced even without a copy of your fingerprint 👉 kas.pr/w4jo
#Android fingerprint protection isn’t that reliable after all: it can be brute-forced even without a copy of your fingerprint 👉 kas.pr/w4jo
To stay protected:
✅ Register as few fingerprints as possible (ideally just one)
✅ Don’t forget to use an extra PIN
✅ Use separate passwords for any of your apps
✅ Register as few fingerprints as possible (ideally just one)
✅ Don’t forget to use an extra PIN
✅ Use separate passwords for any of your apps
What about iPhones?
Touch ID turned out to be more resistant to BrutePrint because the communication between the fingerprint sensor and the rest of the system is encrypted. There’s no way to intercept or to feed the system a prepared fingerprint on a device
Touch ID turned out to be more resistant to BrutePrint because the communication between the fingerprint sensor and the rest of the system is encrypted. There’s no way to intercept or to feed the system a prepared fingerprint on a device
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