Arquivo para January 28th, 2015
If becomes unsafe biometrics
28
Jan
Biometrics is the form used by banks, some safety equipment and also in the last elections
to identify people from fingerprints.
The hacker Jan Krissler states that could falsify the fingerprint of the German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, using photos taken with an ordinary camera.
This case reinforces the idea, which is advocated by some experts, that biometrics fingerprint is not a safe method, it is worth remember that began it was used in electronic voting machines in Brazil, in the last elections in this country.
Declarations of Krissler, using the code name “Starbug” among hackers, was made at a convention for CCC members (association of hackers Europe), he is 31 and his speech was also broadcast online by the association’s website.
In his speech said that the Von der Leyen pictures were taken in October, and a “close” your finger and photos from different angles was possible to fake the digital minister.
There is much talk in individual data security, but public safety and respect for states by citizen data are the biggest problem.
