https://tribune.com.pk/story/1556996/8-hackers-crack-iphone-x-face-id-software/
Interesting. Concerning.
Looking forward to more info.
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FaceID Apparently Cracked
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FaceID is no more or less safe than TouchID that can be fooled with a gummy bear and a copy of a fingerprint. The chances that someone will track down a scan of your face or lift a fingerprint off a glass like James Bond though possible, are improbable. These biometrics have been about convenience, not enterprise level security. Chances are you're not all that interesting of a target for someone to go through all that effort.
In the event you misplace your phone you can rest assured your data is probably safe behind your hopefully complex pass code. The biometrics just make it mode convenient to access when the phone is in your possession.
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Don’t own an X and not likely important enough.
My concern is the comment “easier than we expected”. If this is the start, will easier methods be discovered?
The regular Swatch function or that weird Swatch beat internet time function?
There are those who are going to try to manipulate Face ID and prove it to be unreliable/insecure. The fact is, once you register Face ID and somebody times unlock it, it literally would be virtually impossible or, one out of 1 million. I trust Face ID as much as I do touch ID, and these hacking articles doesn't disturb me at all.
"This has been posted many times, use the search function next time"
Sorry, I know correcting spelling and grammar is against the rules but it was obvious clarification was needed.
Are you considering letting someone take a 3d laser scan of your face so a mask can be constructed? Sounds pretty unlikely to me.. Unless they’re scanning your corpse
I would like to see what happens of you project a face onto a mannequin head. I suspect the contours would not be a match and lock you out... but I would be interested to see the results.
This is old news already.
As in the Touch ID hack, Face ID has the same or similar issues. The skill level is very high, to hack.
In addition, the amount of time it would take to hack it, Face ID could already be disabled.
The FBI are concerned over these issues already have been caught in difficult situations. It's very easy to disable personal biometric authentication.
Also in the video, the Vietnamese did not provide details of their efforts. Did they show the mask to the phone, prior? In all other incidents, that has been the case.
People lamenting that they lose the ability to share Touch ID with family members, should find the way Face ID works, to be acceptable.
Although you train it one face, you can add additional faces, mostly similar to it's acceptable database. This is because our faces look different throughout the day. It's one the least stable parts of our bodies.
As in the Touch ID hack, Face ID has the same or similar issues. The skill level is very high, to hack.
In addition, the amount of time it would take to hack it, Face ID could already be disabled.
The FBI are concerned over these issues already have been caught in difficult situations. It's very easy to disable personal biometric authentication.
Also in the video, the Vietnamese did not provide details of their efforts. Did they show the mask to the phone, prior? In all other incidents, that has been the case.
People lamenting that they lose the ability to share Touch ID with family members, should find the way Face ID works, to be acceptable.
Although you train it one face, you can add additional faces, mostly similar to it's acceptable database. This is because our faces look different throughout the day. It's one the least stable parts of our bodies.
A. This has been posted already. It is not a new instance of someone fooling Face ID. It’s 2 day old bread.
B. No one has “hacked” Face ID in the classic software sense. Making a mask is not hacking. This isn’t some code they’ve devised to bypass Face ID, or some kind of infrared Cap’n Crunch whistle that can be used to get into anyone’s phone.
C. The “hacking” breakthrough is such troublesome news that the 2/3 of the “article” was spent copy pasting tweets about speaker crackling.
Nothing to see here folks. Just another clickbait and switch from another giant killer wannabe.
B. No one has “hacked” Face ID in the classic software sense. Making a mask is not hacking. This isn’t some code they’ve devised to bypass Face ID, or some kind of infrared Cap’n Crunch whistle that can be used to get into anyone’s phone.
C. The “hacking” breakthrough is such troublesome news that the 2/3 of the “article” was spent copy pasting tweets about speaker crackling.
Nothing to see here folks. Just another clickbait and switch from another giant killer wannabe.
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LOL, Thanks guys, my spelling was in a different language, while changing trains
but you got the gist of it.
Depends on the passcode.
http://random-ize.com/how-long-to-hack-pass/
according to this it will take 420805123888006 years, 6 months to crack mine
While I agree that this issue is clickbait and nonsense, I really HATE when people make this idiotic statement.
Your email or sms is almost certainly the “backup” authentication method for nearly all of your accounts. Your hotel, airline loyalty, bank accounts and every other service you use on a daily basis is almost certainly tied to your phone as well.
You may have no criminal activities to hide... but you DO have activtiy to hide from criminals.
Don’t own an X and not likely important enough.
My concern is the comment “easier than we expected”. If this is the start, will easier methods be discovered?
I don't trust these people. They are all about attention, click bait etc. iPhone X is a golden opportunity for anyone wanting to make a name and be known on a social media (remember Box Therapy and bendgate) That should not be surprise, considering all the hype this phone X comes with. And the length of work they get to create this hack is crazy. Anyone would know how to wipe the data from a phone, once it has gone missing. This is stupid, just like the example with the Touch ID. In a real world I have not heard or read about that happening, just as a part of experiment inside some lab.
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Apple has made some tall claims which isn't helping matters here. But I agree it is about getting attention for those desperately attempting to 'crack' face ID...
Smart thing to do is to accept these authentication methods as a balance between convenience and security!
Smart thing to do is to accept these authentication methods as a balance between convenience and security!
I’m not worried about criminals accessing my frequent flyer miles.
Anything you store online anywhere is at risk, regardless of the security measures adopted.
Even if they weren’t, the amount of people who still keep their PIN number written down in their wallet or purse shows how much some people take their security seriously.
If someone were drawing a picture on an inflated balloon with a felt tip, I’d be concerned but some of the people cracking security like this have teams of people and special equipment for these exact tasks.
That means jack **** to me. Having all that does not give someone more credibility.
But even if that is true, I am still not concerned. Until the day I am assigned a mission impossible task of some kind. Then I may have a team of specialised security hackers working to crack my iPhone.
Please continue in the 10-Year-Old Unlocks Face ID on His Mother's iPhone X as Questionable Mask Spoofing Surfaces news discussion thread.
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