The evolution of cyber espionage techniques has advanced so much in the last decade than any tool made available to the criminals it can be used to access the entire volume of protected information. Applications that read and identify the biometric parameters are no exception.
So, warned Tao Wei and Zhong Yulong, two experts in protecting computer information FireEye US company at a conference in Las Vegas ( USA.).
Even fingerprint sensors that seek to improve the security of access to cell phones are spared vulnerability to attacks from hackers, and Wei and Zhong specialists demonstrated it publicly, reported Prensa Latina.
For programmers experiment took Samsung Galaxy S5 models and HTC One Max, but the threat also affects smartphones based on Android Huawei, OnePlus brands and all that Fingerprint sensor feature.
The market distribution of devices with fingerprint sensor is still very small compared to the huge total number of Android devices distributed annually, but the sensors are gaining ground and some forecasts note that all the manufacturers included in the future.
For programmers experiment they took Samsung Galaxy S5 models and HTC One Max, but the threat also affects smartphones based on Android Huawei brands , OnePlus and all who have fingerprint sensor, accurate Russia Today.
According to the researchers found, the root directory of Android is as open to hackers, who with the help of a malicious program could seize door image easily fingerprint without the user being aware of the attack.
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