Researchers have created fake fingerprints, known as DeepMasterPrints, to serve as a master key in bypassing fingerprint ID systems, Motherboard reports. Pulling from more than 6,000 individuals, the team fed real fingerprints into a machine-learning algorithm that then developed a master key that could unlock devices with “some probability of success,” according to the researchers. Going forward, they caution that those tasked with designing biometric security systems will need to rethink the balance between security and convenience.
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