The Verge
5 months agoMicrosoft's Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed
Flaws have been found in the fingerprint authentication implementation on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and Microsoft.
Blackwing Intelligence researchers identified vulnerabilities in popular fingerprint sensors from Goodix, Synaptics, and ELAN.
The process to bypass Windows Hello involved reverse engineering software and hardware, as well as decoding and reimplementing proprietary protocols. [ more ]