New Android P includes several security improvements

According to the Android developer Program Overview, the next major version of Android, Android 9.0 or P, is set to arrive soon. Their plans show a final release within the next three months Q3 2018. The end of the Android P beta program is approaching, with the first release candidate built and...

CVE-2018-12445

An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The FingerprintManager class for Biometric validation allows authentication bypass through the callback method from onAuthenticationFailed to onAuthenticationSucceeded with null, because the fingerprint API in...

CVE-2018-12271

An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric TouchID validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In...

Unlocking iPhones with Dead People's Fingerprints

It's routine for US police to unlock iPhones with the fingerprints of dead people. It seems only to work with recently dead people...

CVE-2017-16242

An issue was discovered on MECO USB Memory Stick with Fingerprint MECOZiolsamDE601 devices. The fingerprint authentication requirement for data access can be bypassed. An attacker with physical access can send a static packet to a serial port exposed on the PCB to unlock the key and get access to...

CVE-2017-17145

Huawei Honor V9 Play smart phones with the versions before Jimmy-AL00AC00B135 have an authentication bypass vulnerability due to the improper design of a component. An attacker who get a user's smart phone can execute specific operation, and delete the fingerprint of the phone without...

Attackers can Bypass Fingerprint Authentication in Lenovo devices

By Uzair Amir Vulnerability in Lenovo Devices Allows Attacker to Bypass Fingerprint Authentication This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attackers can Bypass Fingerprint Authentication in Lenovo devices...

How to configure fingerprint authentication on XenMobile

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ZKSoftware Biometric Attendence Managnmnet Hardware[MIPS] 2 - Improper Authentication

No description provided by source. Exploit Title: ZKSoftware Biometric Attendence managnmnet HardwareMIPS Improper Authentication. Date: 20-3-2010 Author: FB1H2S Software Link: http://www.esslindia.com/install/eTimeTrack.zip Version: V2 Tested on: category: Remote Code : Advisory ZKSoftware...

Finally, iPhone's Fingerprint Scanner 'TouchID' hacked first by German Hackers

Apple has marketed TouchID both as a convenience and as a security feature. "Your fingerprint is one of the best passwords in the world," says an Apple promotional video. A European hacker group has announced a simple, replicable method for spoofing Apple's TouchID fingerprint authentication...

Finally, iPhone's Fingerprint Scanner 'TouchID' hacked first by German Hackers

Apple has marketed TouchID both as a convenience and as a security feature. “Your fingerprint is one of the best passwords in the world,” says an Apple promotional video. A European hacker group has announced a simple, replicable method for spoofing Apple’s TouchID fingerprint authentication...

Hackers Pool Money and Offer it For iPhone Fingerprint Hack

UPDATE: In an earlier version of this story, we failed to give proper credit to Robert Graham for his involvement in this project. A group of researchers, hackers, and other security enthusiast are pooling their money and offering it as a bounty to the first person that can successfully crack the...

Fingerprint Authentication Software for Sony Pocket Bit installs hidden folders and files

Overview Fingerprint Authentication Software for Sony Pocket Bit installs hidden folders and files, that is, the folders and files are not visible using ordinary system tools. Some models of Sony Pocket Bit series contain Fingerprint Authentication Software. Fingerprint Authentication Software...

JVN#35677737 Fingerprint Authentication Software for Sony Pocket Bit installs hidden folders and files

Some models of Sony Pocket Bit series contain Fingerprint Authentication Software. Fingerprint Authentication Software installs hidden folders and files, that is, the folders and files are not visible using ordinary system tools. Impact A remote attacker could use hidden folders for unintended...