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On many of its Android devices, Samsung encourages the user to accept updates for Security Enhancements for Android.
Here is Samsung’s official page on the updates:
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1028007
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On many of its Android devices, Samsung encourages the user to accept updates for Security Enhancements for Android.
Here is Samsung’s official page on the updates:
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1028007
Th… Continue reading Does Samsung’s "Security Enhancements for Android" offer anything for consumers?
After demonstrating how easily Apple’s Touch ID can be fooled with a user fingerprint photographed from a glass surface, Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker “Starbug” has proven that the iris recognition system in Samsung’s Galaxy S8 smartphone can be fooled by using a printed photo of the user’s eye(s). The hack As demonstrated in the video below, the whole process is extremely simple: Take a photo of the user with a digital camera (preferably in … More → Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner can be fooled with a printed photo
After the breach of HSBC’s voice-recognition system, Samsung Galaxy S8 has been the next target with its iris scanner that has been claimed to be superior to the traditional password system to access one’s digital devices. Chaos Computer Club proves that the iris scanner is no good: a group of hackers at the Chaos Computer Club […]
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Samsung Galaxy S8’ iris scanner hacked using contact lens and photo
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We have a love-hate relationship with biometric ID. After all, it looks so cool when the hero in a sci-fi movie enters the restricted-access area after having his hand and iris scanned. But that’s about the best you can say about biometric security. It’s conceptually flawed in a bunch of ways, and nearly every implementation we’ve seen gets broken sooner or later.
Case in point: prolific anti-biometry hacker [starbug] and a group of friends at the Berlin CCC are able to authenticate to the “Samsung Pay” payment system through the iris scanner. The video, embedded below, shows you how: take …read more
Samsung recently launched its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, with both Facial and IRIS Recognition features, making it easier for users to unlock their smartphone and signing into websites.
We already knew that the Galaxy … Continue reading It’s Insanely Easy to Bypass Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner with a Photo
Android O, due in the third quarter, figures to elevate the security of the mobile OS with new features focused on improved third-party patching, a new permission model and hardening of existing features. Continue reading Google Elevates Security in Android O
Android O, due in the third quarter, figures to elevate the security of the mobile OS with new features focused on improved third-party patching, a new permission model and hardening of existing features. Continue reading Google Elevates Security in Android O
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Dubai launches its first robocops; Samsung woes over iris recognition; IoT security criticised
Using a camera, a printer, and a contact lens, hackers managed to bypass the S8’s iris scanner. Continue reading Hackers Unlock Samsung Galaxy S8 With Fake Iris
