iPhone 6: The fingerprint scanner can still be hacked

Do not think that the fingerprint scanner on your iPhone is proof hackers.

Whenever a manufacturer (either Apple or Samsung) has a mobile equipped with that type of biometric sensor, hackers abound to show that there is always a way to bypass this security.

In previous articles, we talked about hacking the iPhone 5S and Galaxy S5 , with fake fingerprints obtained from the traces left by the user's fingers on the touch screen.

And also our friends at Lookout did not wait long to test the TouchID iPhone 6.

The bad news is that he has been cheated by using the same technique that had already allowed Lookout circumvent security TouchID iPhone 5S.

But Apple still would have improved its biometric sensor. Indeed, Lookout observed that the mobile emitted less often true and the false impression imprint that was used to trick the iPhone 5S failed to bypass the security of the iPhone 6.

Nevertheless, using the same technique to duplicate the fingerprint of a user and ensuring that the false impression is "clear, correctly proportioned, well positioned and sufficiently thick" it would be possible to overcome this security .


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But then, should we worry? Lookout think not. According to it, the attack requires skill, patience and a really good copy of the footprint of the owner.

But security expert also noted that: "I can not help but be disappointed by the fact that Apple has not taken the opportunity to really enhance the security of TouchID. Especially when you consider its clear intention to expand its use of simple screen to unlock the area of payment. "

The worry: losing an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus (which uses Apple Pay system), we are therefore exposed to the risk that it falls into the hands of persons sufficiently expert to falsify fingerprints we leave on 'touch screen.