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As contact tracing gains attention, a researcher pokes a hole in Bluetooth technology

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Bluetooth came to the fore in the fight against the novel coronavirus this month when Apple and Google announced a project to use the wireless technology to trace people infected with the virus. The ambitious program to build interoperable software for iPhone and Android devices inspired hope in some and privacy concerns in others. New research highlights the potential security implications of using Bluetooth to track smartphone users. Jan Ruge, a researcher at the TU Darmstadt, a university in Germany, has shown how a hacker in close proximity to an Android device could use Bluetooth to execute code on it. The mobile device’s user wouldn’t need to click on anything to be compromised — the attacker would only need the Bluetooth address of the device and a software exploit. Ruge used the exploit on a Samsung Galaxy S10e, but it would work in theory on other phone models running unpatched versions of the Android 8.0-9.0 operating systems. […]

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Your Phone Update Enables Drag-and-drop Support for Samsung Devices

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Microsoft is testing a new update for the Your Phone app that lets users transfer files from their phone to their PC via drag-and-drop, and vice-versa.
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‘Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing

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New research used 3D printing technology to bypass fingerprint scanners, and tested it against Apple, Samsung and Microsoft mobile products. Continue reading ‘Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing→

Researchers use 3D-printed fingerprints to unlock an iPhone8, laptops

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At a given moment, countless people around the world are using their fingerprint to unlock their smartphones. For some, it grants instant access to family photos or grocery lists. For others, like diplomats or corporate executives, more sensitive information is at stake. Now, findings released Wednesday provide the latest reminder that, even as mobile security tightens, outsiders are finding new ways to access user devices. Researchers at Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence arm, demonstrated how to use 3D printing and other methods to forge fingerprints and unlock eight models of devices ranging from the iPhone 8 and Samsung S10 smartphones to laptops and padlocks. The research project was inspired by real-world breaches of fingerprint data. The results proved that, while biometric authentication is an effective way for most technology users to secure their data, determined attackers are capable of using the same security mechanism as an entry point, if they have the time, access and resources. (Talos did not point to any […]

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