Hackers spoofed biometric authentication videos to steal millions in China
A Chinese government facial recognition ID authentication tool recently was hacked, according to media reports. The biometric data stolen was…
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Researchers show deepfakes can beat face biometric web services, propose defense strategy
Commonly used methods for generating deepfakes can result in images that regularly defeat face biometric algorithms, according to a new…
Research paper reveals deepfake technique that can deceive presentation attack detection tools
A new paper presented at the WACV 2021 online conference describes a new technique capable of deceiving presentation attack detection…
Selfies for sale: Stolen data for biometric spoofs available on mainstream internet
Some advice about biometrics from a fraudster discovered by Montreal-based cybersecurity firm Flare Systems: “Major cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase have…
Face morphing threat to biometric identity credentials’ trustworthiness a growing problem
Face morphing poses a significant threat to contemporary face biometrics, NIST Computer Scientist and International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020…
$10k challenge to breach crypto wallet secured with biometric liveness detection
ITBiometrics is offering a $10,000 prize to the hacker that can breach the ITBx, its “ultra-secure, cold hardware fingerprint wallet”…
Researcher uses 3D-printed fingerprint to spoof biometric authentication
Bypassing biometric authentication was not much of a challenge for hackers at this year’s Def Con virtual hacking conference, Infosecurity…
Biometrics Institute U.S. Online Conference
Biometrics Institute US Online Conference Virtual Event September 21 – 22, 2020 With this everchanging world, we’re facing the same,…
Faking vein scans is doable but maybe only after every single other option is exhausted
Researchers with access security player Duo Security have written about experiments they have conducted using near infrared light for authentication….
High-fashion, high-privacy glasses touted
An entrepreneur is developing a small line of eyewear designed to shade the wearer’s eyes or entire face from facial…
