The Samsungs latest flagship handset Galaxy S5s fingerprint scanner has already been hacked just few days after the device was launched, although a teardown reveals a bill of materials in excess of $250 (£150) higher than the iPhone 5S. Researchers at Germanys Security Research Labs (SRLabs) publicized their findings in a YouTube clip. According to the narrator: the spoof was made under lab conditions but is based on nothing more than a camera phone photo of an unprocessed latent print on a smartphone screen. A PCB mould is then made from the photo, into which wood glue is smeared …continue reading
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