Hackers can steal fingerprints from Android phones remotely Allie Coyne itNews Aug 6, 2015 9:50 AM (3 hours ago) http://www.itnews.com.au/News/407492,hackers-can-steal-fingerprints-from-android-phones-remotely.aspx
Attackers can extract data from fingerprint sensors on Android phones remotely due to inadequate protection mechanisms, researchers have discovered, putting authentication for mobile payments at risk. ... [We were warning about that back in 2007-08: http://www.rogerclarke.com/EC/MPS-071025.html http://www.rogerclarke.com/EC/MP-RAF.html (which has a whole 5 citations) [But I got bored when no-one listened, and wandered off somewhere else. -- Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/ Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6288 6916 http://about.me/roger.clarke mailto:[email protected] http://www.xamax.com.au/ Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
