Android devices criticised for storing unencrypted fingerprint data

Jason Murdock
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Fingerprint scanning as an authorisation tool is open to cyber attack, says FireEye

Android devices including the HTC One Max and the Samsung S5 have come under fire after a team of FireEye researchers unveiled evidence that fingerprint data used to provide access to smartphones i...

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