Hacker managed to reproduce the fingermaterial fingerprint German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen simply by scanning a photo of her thumb. The photos these had been publicized by the mass media.
Until today we knew that with enough caution, τα δακτυλικά αποτυπώματα μπορούν να αντιγραφούν από αντικείμενα με γυαλισμένες επιφάνειες που έχουν αγγιχτεί από ένα άτομο. Αυτή η μέθοδος χρησιμοποιείται επίσης από την αστυνομία, αλλά οι ερευνητές ασφάλειας κατάφεραν να αποδείξουν ότι αυτό μπορεί να γίνει από τον κανέναν.
Fingerprints can be reproduced by pictures
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 the Technical 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 app that is available to consumers at the 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 to many different places because physical access is no longer required.
See the presentation video (German)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY6k4gvQsY
