To those with the Galaxy S5...

Lmfao, the people that come out with things like this are just insanely smart. Also, the developers really need to fire some people.
 
I don't get why this is such a big deal..
Same thing with the iPhone 5s and anything else that uses a fingerprint scanner.

Solution: Don't use the shitty fingerprint scanner for anything.
Edit: Also, almost nobody is going to put this much effort in.. Sure, it's a vulnerability, but I haven't heard of anybody's iPhone being taken and this being used.
 
Or just use the fucking passcode and type your PayPal password in. Honestly, this isn't a big deal. It'd take a lot of plotting, with likely little profit, to do this. Unless of course you sold the phone I guess.
 
Color said:
Or just use the fucking passcode and type your PayPal password in. Honestly, this isn't a big deal. It'd take a lot of plotting, with likely little profit, to do this. Unless of course you sold the phone I guess.
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Its not just about the paypal aspect of this. It is the point that anyone could take your fingerprint, glue-mold it onto a piece of tape or something, and then vuala! They have your fingerprint and can access your phone regardless.

The iPhone doesn't have this spoof. It takes a very skilled hacker who can duplicate fingerprints to get into iPhones.

Either way, any phone with a fingerprint scanner is worthless, considering they think that "our fingerprints" are the best security.
 
Poison said:
Its not just about the paypal aspect of this. It is the point that anyone could take your fingerprint, glue-mold it onto a piece of tape or something, and then vuala! They have your fingerprint and can access your phone regardless.

The iPhone doesn't have this spoof. It takes a very skilled hacker who can duplicate fingerprints to get into iPhones.

Either way, any phone with a fingerprint scanner is worthless, considering they think that "our fingerprints" are the best security.
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Of course. I still find it very gimmicky to be honest, not as a security perk. If by saying the iPhone doesn't have this you're trying to go down the iOS vs. Android path, don't even start it. There's no contest between the 2. :p
 
Color said:
Of course. I still find it very gimmicky to be honest, not as a security perk. If by saying the iPhone doesn't have this you're trying to go down the iOS vs. Android path, don't even start it. There's no contest between the 2. :p
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I could care less. I would like to keep my iPhone, but I want a little bit of a bigger screen. So I'm waiting on the new gen iPhone to see what they got in store, otherwise I'm interested in the HTC One M8 or possibly a Droid if it's right.
 
Poison said:
The iPhone doesn't have this spoof. It takes a very skilled hacker who can duplicate fingerprints to get into iPhones.
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Weren't they both exploited in the same way though? Unless I'm forgetting some small changes in the technique..

I thought fingerprints could be lifted from both screens due to the glass and then turned into the mold?
 
Poison said:
I could care less. I would like to keep my iPhone, but I want a little bit of a bigger screen. So I'm waiting on the new gen iPhone to see what they got in store, otherwise I'm interested in the HTC One M8 or possibly a Droid if it's right.
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I've heard nothing but good things about HTC, and love the UI myself, although I've never owned one. I have found a huge gap between iOS and android though. Idevices go to shot after like 3 years, especially if you continually update them, whereas android stays pretty well supported over time.
 
Color said:
I've heard nothing but good things about HTC, and love the UI myself, although I've never owned one. I have found a huge gap between iOS and android though. Idevices go to shot after like 3 years, especially if you continually update them, whereas android stays pretty well supported over time.
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Yeah, the new HTC UI is pretty decent, especially if you get the Google Play Edition, but who wants to pay retail on a phone for plain Google?
The only downside to that phone basically is the camera, because the back camera is 4MP (or HTC's "ultra pixel") and has a second sensor for camera editing which is not the best, but better options than normal phones without editing applications. The front facing camera on it is 5MP with is funny, but its whatever.
I am just looking for something knew, but I'm probably gonna stick with iOS just because ease of use is so simple, and I'm not into really 'customizing' my phone like all of the Google/Android phones are for.
But we will see what Apple has in store for us at the end of the year.

Deuce said:
Weren't they both exploited in the same way though? Unless I'm forgetting some small changes in the technique..

I thought fingerprints could be lifted from both screens due to the glass and then turned into the mold?
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It's not just fingerprints on the phone, but anywhere. You basically just have to take a picture of it and print it on a certain type of paper/molding piece and then use any sort of glue to mold it, then you have yourself a fingerprint.
Goes to show how simple our "protection" can go. You are better of disabling the scanner, and just using a password.
 
OP...now use your brain. iPhone got exploited finger print scan also, anything that uses finger print scan can be easily exploited.
 
Poison said:
Use my brain? Really? Maybe if you read the entire thread, you would see that I never said it wasn't possible.

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So why bash samsung? it make you look very ignorant OP..
 
The same thing could be done with the iphone fingerprint scanner
 
Poison said:
Yeah, the new HTC UI is pretty decent, especially if you get the Google Play Edition, but who wants to pay retail on a phone for plain Google?
The only downside to that phone basically is the camera, because the back camera is 4MP (or HTC's "ultra pixel") and has a second sensor for camera editing which is not the best, but better options than normal phones without editing applications. The front facing camera on it is 5MP with is funny, but its whatever.
I am just looking for something knew, but I'm probably gonna stick with iOS just because ease of use is so simple, and I'm not into really 'customizing' my phone like all of the Google/Android phones are for.
But we will see what Apple has in store for us at the end of the year.


It's not just fingerprints on the phone, but anywhere. You basically just have to take a picture of it and print it on a certain type of paper/molding piece and then use any sort of glue to mold it, then you have yourself a fingerprint.
Goes to show how simple our "protection" can go. You are better of disabling the scanner, and just using a password.
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AOSP (Stock android) Is just as easy if not easier to use than iOS and much more free
 
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