Researchers Develop Master Fingerprints That Can Break Into Smartphones

Researchers at New York University and Michigan State University have recently found that the fingerprint sensor on your phone is not as safe as you think. ‘The team has developed a set of fake fingerprints that are digital composites of common features found in many people’s fingerprints,’ reports Digital Trends. ‘Through computer simulations, they were able to achieve matches 65 percent of the time, though they estimate the scheme would be less successful in real life, on an actual phone.’ … Nasir Memon, a computer science and engineering professor at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering], explained the value of the study to The New York Times.