Dr.Jain and his associate unlocked the Galaxy S6 easily with a tool they had developed.
The researchers used a Brother printer that costs about $400 new on Amazon.
All of this takes around 15 minutes to carry out.
The Michigan State researchers, Cao and Jain, tested four phones, unlocking two successfully.
They were a Samsung Galaxy S6, Huawei Honor 7, iPhone 5s, and Meizu MX4 Pro.
The researchers said that while the Samsung was easy to crack, the Huawei phone needed more attempts.
However, they could not unlock the Apple and Meizu ones.
I used the same protocol and method.
Im not sure why it didnt unlock, Cao said.
First described in 2013, that process, sometimes called 2.5D printing, had successfully unlocked an iPhone 5s.
But the new system proposed by Cao and Jain means that fingerprints can be generated more quickly.
Some companies say they have technology that will stop these spoofs from working.
For more details, hey consult theHacking Mobile Phones Using 2D Printed Fingerprintsresearch paper.
Below is a video of the attack.
source: www.techworm.net
