Hacker κατάφερε να αναπαράγει το δαχτυλικό αποτύπωμα της Γερμανίδας υπουργού Άμυνας Ursula von der Leyen απλά με τη σάρωση μιας φωτογραφίας του αντίχειρά της. Οι photos these had been publicized by the mass media.
Until now we knew that with enough care, fingerprints can be copied from objects with polished surfaces touched by a person. This method is also used by the police, but security investigators have been able to prove that it can be done by anyone.
Fingerprints can be reproduced by images
In the conference for hackers Chaos Computer Club in Hamburg this year, the Jan Krissler, also known as the Starbug, presented how the biometric feature can be reproduced from the photos of a finger.
Ο Krissler is a security researcher at Technikon University of Berlin, and examines the weaknesses of biometric security systems.
The fingerprint that he managed to reproduce found her in a thumbs-up photograph by von der Leyen, which was taken at a press conference in October. Then use additional close-ups to fill the missing fingerprint sections.
The tool used by the researcher was VeriFinger, which incorporates fingerprint recognition technology. The software is designed for integrators of biometric systems and is based on a powerful algorithm that complies with the standard fingerprint recognition system.
Fingerprint Extractor is an application available for consumers on price of €20 if nine licenses are purchased.
This vulnerability is probably something that has to worry about device makers as more and more use the fingerprint recognition feature.
Obtaining a fingerprint through the Krissler method can bypass all biometric systems that ensure access many different places because physical access is no longer necessary.
See the presentation video (German)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY6k4gvQsY