Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone

[Venustus]

A flaw that means any fingerprint can unlock a Galaxy S10 phone has been acknowledged by Samsung.
It promised a software patch that would fix the problem.
The issue was spotted by a British woman whose husband was able to unlock her phone with his thumbprint just by adding a cheap screen protector.
When the S10 was launched, in March, Samsung described the fingerprint authentication system as "revolutionary".

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[Aleeyen]

Yes, its revolutionary, its the easiest to break.

 

[Venustus]

"Shamsung"

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

That is propaganda and an hideous conspiracy from Apple to get more sales on Black Friday!!!
My S10+ is immune to this vulnerability, because it has the "+"

 

[Venustus]

That is propaganda and an hideous conspiracy from Apple to get more sales on Black Friday!!!
My S10+ is immune to this vulnerability, because it has the "+"

Or, the "Umbra seal of approval"

 

[Venustus]

Update:

Statement on Fingerprint Recognition Issue

Regarding recent reports of a fingerprint recognition issue affecting certain Galaxy devices, we would like to inform our customers of the following

news.samsung.com