Hackers warn: android fingerprint devices easy to steal data
With a relief for users, a slew of mobiles and tabs have been launched over the past month with fingerprint locking, with more on the way.
A group of conscious hackers at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas demonstrated various android devices in four separate attacks the finger prints could be harvested to extract data and can be used for fraud.
However they noted Apple’s iPhone, which pioneered the modern fingerprint sensor, is more secure.
Have a news story, an interesting write-up or simply a suggestion? Write to us at
