A user has unlocked a Galaxy S10 using a 3D printed fingerprint. It took him about 15 minutes.
If the Galaxy S10 is not the first smartphone to have a fingerprint reader under the screen, Samsung differs from the competition by a hypersonic device and not optical. A system, according to the manufacturer, safer and secure, and yet a user took it in default.
How? By using a fingerprint printed in 3D! To achieve this, it takes about fifteen minutes according to him, and he details his method. First, like a scientific police engineer, he took a picture of an imprint left on a glass. Then with a photo editing software, he improved the image so that the footprint is better. It only took him three minutes.
You can access his bank accounts with his fingerprint
Then there is the phase of 3D printing. He needed a few tries, and finally, he managed to get a 3D image. Using a glove, he places it on the screen, presses, and unlocks the device.
The author of this “hacking” explains in his video that on a stolen phone, there is a multitude of prints of its owner and that he could repeat the operation. He also recalls that it is all the more dangerous because a large number of applications are unlocked thanks to the fingerprint reader.
Whether it’s installing a paid application, accessing email or checking bank accounts, the fingerprint is most often used to confirm the identity and avoid entering a password or password. a code.
This flaw in the Samsung system is reminiscent of the face ID of the iPhone X, hacked from its launch with a simple mask, but also that of the same Galaxy S10, lured by a simple photo of the owner.