Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked, PayPal reaffirms confidence in biometrics

Just like the Apple iPhone 5s, it has only taken a couple days after the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 before the fingerprint scanner has been hacked. This will more than likely be a relatively common theme as biometric sensor technology matures; but it does seem to confirm that right now, fingerprint sensors are designed more for convenience than true security.


If you remember, soon after the release of the iPhone 5s, a European group had found a way to hack the fingerprint scanner, and just a couple days after release, there were videos showing the TouchID sensor being trained ...



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