Can hackers pull your fingerprints from photos online? Experts explain.
Summary
Some social media posts say hackers can take fingerprints from photos of people showing peace signs and use artificial intelligence to copy them. Experts say this is possible in theory but very unlikely to happen to most people and is not a big risk now.Key Facts
- People posted worries that hackers can steal fingerprints from peace sign selfies online.
- Experts say pulling fingerprints from photos is possible but the risk for most people is very low.
- A Chinese TV show demonstrated how close-up photos with visible fingerprints might let hackers extract prints.
- Fingerprints are used for security but cannot be changed like passwords can.
- There have been rare cases where fingerprints were cloned from photos.
- Hackers need to access the physical device that uses the fingerprint scanner to misuse the data.
- Criminals usually target people with high-value access, not ordinary users.
- Experts say phishing scams remain a bigger cyber threat than fingerprint theft from photos today.
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