Samsung Galaxy S10+ can be tricked by a 3D-printed fingerprint

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  • April 8, 2019

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Samsung’s ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner can apparently be fooled by using a 3D-printed fingerprint. 

If you have the phone owner’s fingerprint and access to fairly inexpensive 3D printing equipment, the entire process takes minutes and the resulting fingerprint copy will unlock the phone quite reliably. 

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Imgur user darkshark explained the process on Imgur (via The Verge). He took a photograph of his fingerprint from the side of a wine glass with his smartphone. He then created a 3D model of the fingerprint with 3DS Max software, and printed it on a piece of resin with the AnyCubic Photon LCD printer.  Read more…

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