September 25, 2013 08:33 pm GMT
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Video Explains How to Hack Apple's Fingerprint Scanner
On Sunday, the Berlin-based Chaos Computer Club announced that one of its members, nicknamed Starbug, had successfully hacked the new Apple Touch ID fingerprint scanner
An unofficial fingerprint scanner hacking contest, IsTouchIDHackedYet, launched last week ahead of the iPhone 5S on-sale date. The contest's organizers verified Starbug's hack and declared him the winner on Monday. Starbug's real identity still remains unknown.
Now, we finally have video evidence of how Starbug pulled it off
The video, embedded below, shows the step-by-step process of foiling Apple's new authentication system. Read more...
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