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Hackers Claim New Fingerprint Biometric Attack
Ann Harrison, SecurityFocus 2003-08-13

Two German hackers say they have developed a technique to defeat biometric fingerprint scanners used to authenticate electronic purchasing systems. Unlike an earlier fingerprint attack developed by the pair last year, this system creates latex fingertip patches designed to be used while under observation.

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Hackers Claim New Fingerprint Biometric Attack 2003-08-14
Irving Washington
This is really only "news" for CNN etc.. Biometrics Community understands all this atuff already. Per Bruce Schneier, using redundant layers of low cost security "speed bumps" to cumulatively reduce (not eliminate) risks still makes sense. At our site, the bio sensor is removable from PCs and only...

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