How to hack an iris scanner Galaxy S8 using pictures (video)

By Prempal Singh 0 Comment May 25, 2017  galaxy s7, galaxy s7 edge, galaxy s8 edge, galaxy s8 plus, galaxy s8 price, galaxy s8 release, galaxy s8 release date, iPhone, release samsung galaxy s8, s7 edge, s8 edge, s8 plus, s8 release date, samsung galaxy s7, samsung galaxy s7 edge, samsung galaxy s8 edge, samsung galaxy s8 plus, samsung galaxy s8 price, samsung galaxy s8 release date, samsung s7, samsung s7 edge, samsung s8 edge, samsung s8 plus, samsung s8 price, samsung s8 release date

New the Samsung Galaxy the S8 – perhaps the most interesting smartphone of the year (until 8 show the iPhone, of course). But to call it a truly safe from cyber threats can only Korean PR people. Why? The intuitive answer to this question is given by the German hackers Chaos Computer Club team (CAS).

The Samsung say that the iris scanner Galaxy S8 – is “one of the most reliable ways to keep your phone is locked, and the content – is not compromised.”

The guys from the CAS decided to test this claim. To do this, they took very smartly, and the owner of the photo … contact lens.

How to hack an iris scanner Galaxy S8 using a photo holder and contact lenses

Since the iris scanner uses infrared eyes, the owner of the photograph was taken on a conventional digital camera using “night mode.” Then passed through a photo crop (crop); size was chosen so that the iris at the pictures corresponded approximately to the size of a real human eye. After that, the photo printed on a laser printer put a contact lens. This simple manipulation to make a picture of a flat two-dimensional (such “tricks” of the iris scanner can recognize) a three-dimensional.

And running?

Of course! Operating System Galaxy S8 immediately recognized by hackers created the “eyes” and unlock the smartphone. Welcome!

Curiously, the picture was not very high quality – the camera was, we recall, is the most common, and took a picture from a distance of several meters. As a result, we can assume that the recognition of the owner uses the scanner is not as much detail as I could.

Recall that in March, another group of hackers bypassed phones, defense Galaxy S8 simple selfie with other smartphone screens.

In fairness, hackers have broken sooner or later all biometric protection smartphones – not just the iris scanner, but also used in the iPhone fingerprint . With a strong desire, the hacker can even recognize the digital code on the screen (using a thermal camera). As a result, today the best way to protect your gadget from infringement by third parties – be as alert. Although it is possible that in the autumn the situation will change for the better. According to rumors, the new iPhone 8 will be advanced protection against burglary – through facial recognition owner.