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The CCC went after a German politician to show just how easily you could copy a fingerprint even without access to an object touched by the target[1]. A few pic
by josefx 7y ago
The CCC went after a German politician to show just how easily you could copy a fingerprint even without access to an object touched by the target[1]. A few pictures of the finger are more than enough.
[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/29/ccc-reproduce-fingerprints-public-photos/ https://www.macrumors.com/2014/12/29/ccc-reproduce-fingerpri...
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoHow do you actually use the picture of the fingerprint to get into a phone? It doesn’t accept pictures, only fingers.
- et-al 7y agoFrom the NewScientist article Laforet linked above: > fake fingerprints can be created by imprinting copies in rubbery gels or silicone plastic, says Marcela Espinoza of the Institute of Police Science in Lausanne, Switzerland. Replace silicone with some other flesh-like material that's conductive.
- ses1984 7y agoOk but isn't that significantly more trouble than seeing or guessing a username? Does this take just a "wee bit of motivation"?
- petschge 7y agoPrint with a laserjet onto overhead projector foil, spread a suitable kind of wood glue, dry, peel and apply to own finger tip. It is actually very straight forward.
- josefx 7y agoThis video[1] is German, however as far as I can tell everything you need to get from an image to a fake print is easily available. The relevant part starts at 65 seconds. Only a few minutes to get a working fake. It is basically the process described by petschge. [1] https://youtu.be/OPtzRQNHzl0?t=65 https://youtu.be/OPtzRQNHzl0?t=65