Ransomware Infiltrates NYPD’s Fingerprint Database, Causes System Shutdown

Ransomware Infiltrates NYPD’s Fingerprint Database, Causes System Shutdown

NYPD says the ransomware infection didn’t make any damage

Google to Allow Fingerprint Authentication Instead of Passwords on Some Services

Google to Allow Fingerprint Authentication Instead of Passwords on Some Services

The new service might be expanded in the future

OnePlus 6T to Feature In-Display Fingerprint Reader

OnePlus 6T to Feature In-Display Fingerprint Reader

New fingerprint sensor dubbed Screen Unlock by OnePlus

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • January 30th, 2018
Lenovo Fingerprints Can Be Hacked, Windows 7/8.1 Users Exposed

Lenovo Fingerprints Can Be Hacked, Windows 7/8.1 Users Exposed

Vulnerability found (and patched) in fingerprint manager

Samsung Will Not Use In-Display Fingerprint Sensor on Galaxy S9

Samsung Will Not Use In-Display Fingerprint Sensor on Galaxy S9

The sensor will be made available on the back

Chromebooks Could Soon Get Fingerprint Support as Google Works on New Flagship

Chromebooks Could Soon Get Fingerprint Support as Google Works on New Flagship

A dedicated Google Assistant button could be implemented

Microsoft Patent Shows How Windows Phone On-Screen Fingerprint Reader Could Work

Microsoft Patent Shows How Windows Phone On-Screen Fingerprint Reader Could Work

Redmond patents new tech that could be used on Windows phone

You Can Unlock Fingerprint-Protected Phones with a Regular Inkjet Printer

You Can Unlock Fingerprint-Protected Phones with a Regular Inkjet Printer

Attack successfully tested against Samsung and Huawei phones

Fingerprint-Protected Handgun Safe Can Be Opened with a Paperclip

Fingerprint-Protected Handgun Safe Can Be Opened with a Paperclip

Top-of-the-line biometrics-protected handgun safe can still be broken into using some inventivity and classic methods

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 24th, 2016
MasterCard Moves Forward with Selfie-Based Payment Method

MasterCard Moves Forward with Selfie-Based Payment Method

It may look as a good idea now, but there are some downsides

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 10th, 2015
UK Banks Warn Users Against Storing Multiple Fingerprints on iPhones

UK Banks Warn Users Against Storing Multiple Fingerprints on iPhones

Apple Pay customers receive warnings from their banks

Fingerprints of over 5.6 Million Americans Stolen During the OPM Hack

Fingerprints of over 5.6 Million Americans Stolen During the OPM Hack

News out of the OPM hack investigation seems to be getting bleaker and bleaker with every new DoD update

Lenovo-Backed ZUK Z1 Phone to Arrive with Cyanogen OS, Fingerprint Scanner

Lenovo-Backed ZUK Z1 Phone to Arrive with Cyanogen OS, Fingerprint Scanner

Lenovo’s subsidiary is prepping something big

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • February 18th, 2015
New Generation of Macs in 2015 Will Have Touch ID Fingerprint Sensors - Rumor

New Generation of Macs in 2015 Will Have Touch ID Fingerprint Sensors - Rumor

Apple Pay reportedly the main reason for the new hardware

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • January 16th, 2015
Apple Now Wants to Share Your Fingerprints with Other Devices

Apple Now Wants to Share Your Fingerprints with Other Devices

Patent application describes cloud upload of biometric data

Hacker Generates Fingerprint of German Defense Minister from Public Photos

Hacker Generates Fingerprint of German Defense Minister from Public Photos

Recreating a fingerprint can be done without having access to an object touched by the targeted individual

iPhone 6 Can Be Unlocked with Fake Fingerprints, Just like the 5S Model

iPhone 6 Can Be Unlocked with Fake Fingerprints, Just like the 5S Model

Year-old Touch ID fingerprint hack works on latest iPhones

 
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