Credit: Reuters
Recently, I reported on security concerns about reliance on the fingerprint scanner in the new iPhone 5s. At that time, it hadn't been hacked.
Now, just two days later:
Update: link below now broken, but yes, the fingerprint scanner was hacked – see the Reuters article.
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-iphone-hackers-idUSBRE98M01X20130923 / Reuters group German hackers crack cracking cracked iPhone fingerprint scanner Sunday two 2 days Apple Inc launched technology promise promised promises better protect devices criminal criminals snoop snooping snoopers seeking access claim verified embarrassment embarrass embarrassing Apple scanner smart phone smartphone new models Samsung Electronics Co Ltd run running Android OS operating system Google Inc. prominent iPhone security experts Reuters Chaos Computing Club CCC success succeed succeeded defeat defeated defeating Apple's Touch ID personally replicated the work Charlie Miller co-author iOS Hacker's Handbook work complete break Touch ID security secure secured new possibility attack attacking attacked attackers Apple representatives did not respond requests for comment CCC respected hack hacker hacking groups posted video website access accessing iPhone 5S fabricated print members member biometrics team had cracked new fingerprint reader few major high-tech features added latest version iPhone group targeted Touch ID knock down difficult crack fingerprints security secure Starbug Touch ID photograph photography photographing fingerprint user print printer printed printing transparent sheet create mold fake finger CCC similar processes crack vast majority fingerprint sensors market Dino Dai Zovi co-author author iOS Hacker's Handbook fool around hype over-hype make political point /
