Two researchers have discovered a new hacking method for smartphones that use fingerprints to protect the user's data.
Kai Cao and Anil K. Jain of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University devised a very simple and fast fingerprinting method. With this method, they can unlock smartphones within 15 minutes.
The two researchers report say that their attack is much more effective than the one presented by the German Chaos Computer Club (C3) when it released iPhone 5S. C3's method uses a 2.5D fingerprint made from the owner's fingerprint.
For their attack, they used a regular inkjet printer, three conductive inks, a regular black ink cartridge, and special paper.
Researchers have said that everyone can get the fingerprints of smartphone owners, even from the stolen mobiles themselves.
How;
If you scan it mobile at 300 dpi, with horizontal flip, then you can print it from the glossy side of Agić special paper.
Cut the fingerprint, and place it above the fingerprint sensor of the phone. The phone will recognize the fingerprint and give access to the attacker.
The whole process takes about 15 minutes, and has been successfully tested on Samsung Galaxy S6 and Huawei Hornor 7 devices. The researchers reported that Samsung's smartphones were very easy, while Huawei's phone needed more effort.
The use of biometrics is poised to become the next big thing movement για την online ασφάλεια, και η συγκεκριμένη επίθεση έρχεται να μας υπενθυμίσει, ότι το σύστημα ελέγχου ταυτότητας με δαχτυλικά αποτυπώματα, δεν είναι ακόμα αξιόπιστο.
For more details, read the study of researchers:
Hacking Mobile Phones Using 2D Printed Fingerprints (PDF)
Below is the attack video.
