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1title: Fingerprint Biometrics hacked again
2date: 2014-12-27 01:06:00
3updated: 2014-12-27 12:01:53
4author: 46halbe
5tags: update, pressemitteilung
6
7This Saturday, at the Chaos Communication Congress (31C3) new methods will be shown on how to utilize biometric attributes of someone else.
8
9<!-- TEASER_END -->
10
11In the past years, it was successfully demonstrated a number of times
12how easily fingerprints can be stolen from its owner if a person touched
13any object with a polished surface (like a glas or a smartphone). \[3\]
14This time new, sometimes suprising ways to gather biometrical attributes
15will be introduced. \[1\] With this knowledge there will be no need to
16steal objects carrying the fingerprints anymore.
17
18In his talk tonight, at 8.30 PM (CET), starbug will show and explain how
19he got fingerprints from persons during public events with just the help
20of a standard photo camera. These fingerprints could be used for
21biometric authentication. He will also present additional approaches of
22defeating fingerprints. The questionable validity of security claims by
23the vendors of fingerprint systems will be even more disputed after this
24presentation. "After this talk, politicians will presumably wear gloves
25when talking in public", said starbug of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC).
26
27Like all talks at the 31C3, this one will be streamed via the internet.
28When you like to learn how easy it is to get the fingerprint of someone
29else, for example the German Minister of Defense, without even being
30physically close to her, you can follow the talk at
31<http://streaming.media.ccc.de/saal1/>. A recording of the talk will be
32made available online afterwards.
33
34**Links**:
35
36\[1\] Talk of starbug (in German): Ich sehe, also bin ich ... Du.
37Gefahren von Kameras für (biometrische) Authentifizierungsverfahren:
38
39<https://events.ccc.de/congress/2014/Fahrplan/events/6450.html>
40
41\[2\] 31C3 Streaming:
42
43<http://streaming.media.ccc.de/>
44
45\[3\] Chaos-Aktivitäten Biometrie (in German):
46
47[https://www.ccc.de/en/campaigns/aktivitaeten\_biometrie](/en/campaigns/aktivitaeten_biometrie)