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Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hackerPublished29 December 2014Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, 31c3Image caption, Mr Krissler provided details of his technique at a convention in HamburgByZoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC NewsA…
- ▪Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hackerPublished29 December 2014Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, 31c3Image caption, Mr Krissler provided details of his technique at a convention in HamburgByZoe K
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| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30623611 |
| Publication time | Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:53:13 +0000 |
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Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hackerPublished29 December 2014Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, 31c3Image caption, Mr Krissler provided details of his technique at a convention in HamburgByZoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC NewsA member of the Chaos Computer Club, external (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software and images taken at a news conference.Jan Krissler says he replicated the fingerprint of defence minister Ursula von der Leyen using pictures taken with a "standard photo camera".Mr Krissler had no physical print from Ms von der Leyen.Fingerprint biometrics are already considered insecure, experts say.Mr Krissler, also known as Starbug, was speaking at a convention…
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