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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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Advanced research can anwers Hackers Claim New Fingerprint Biometric Attack 2007-04-03
Sameha
Where tricks are being made to spoof biometric systems, at the same time more and more advanced research has been conducted to answer to these hackings. I would like to mention that now there are manufacturers developing unique semiconductor-based fingerprint reader that uses small RF signals to det...

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