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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by chinathrow on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @09:31AM (#14400989)
> In 2013 a CCC member broke TouchID access within a few hours after release of the IPhone.

It's actually the same guy as with the S8, aka Starbug.

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by mae9tvw5 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:12AM (#14401308)
https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-_6450_-_de_-_saal_1_-_201412272...

They also managed to get the fingerprint of a politician via a high resolution picture taken at a speech. (Also a phone PIN via eye reflection captured by the front camera.)

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by stiGGG on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @10:12AM (#14401300)
> It's actually the same guy as with the S8, aka Starbug.

Yes, hopefully he will give another talk at 34C3. Very entertaining guy too!

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by lorenzhs on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:43PM (#14403968)
No need to wait for 34c3, he's giving a 30 minute talk at Gulaschprogrammiernacht in Karlsruhe on Thursday: https://entropia.de/GPN17:hacking_galaxy_S8_iris_recognition
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