Hackers vie for bounty in cracking fingerprint ‘Touch ID’ on new iPhone 5S b4in.org/pKF As consumers flock to stores nationwide for Apple’s iPhone 5S release Friday, hackers are racing to claim a growing bounty for cracking the product’s “Touch ID” fingerprint reader. Security researchers Nick Depetrillo and Robert David Graham launched IsTouchIDHackedYet on Wednesday, wherein the pair challenged anyone to offer video evidence of recreating one’s fingerprint and using it to unlock that person’s iPhone 5S. Depetrillo originally pledged US$100 to anyone who could successfully prove the hack. Since his offer, others have added cash rewards and bitcoins collectively approaching $20,000. Booze and various other prizes have also been added to the pile. “I put my money where my mouth is and it really took off,” Depetrillo said. More b4in.org/pKF
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 04:36:13 +0000
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