Hackers claims they can reproduce fingerprints using normal photos

Chaos Computer Club, Europe’s largest association of hackers, claims it can reproduce your fingerprints from a couple of photos that show your fingers. At the 31st annual Chaos Computer Club convention in Hamburg, Germany, Jan Krissler, also known by his alias “Starbug,” explained how he copied the thumbprint of German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. We’ve seen before how fingerprints can be copied from a person who touched any object with a polished surface (like a glass or a smartphone). Krissler meanwhile showed how these biometrical attributes can be snatched without having to first obtain the physical objects. Instead, he explained how fingerprints can be snatched from persons at public events by simply using a “standard photo camera.” Because these fingerprints can be used for biometric authentication, Starbug believes that after his talk, “politicians will presumably wear gloves when talking in public.”