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Andro Alex Back when the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus were first released, there was some concern that people who chose to utilize the phones' iris scanners for security might be at risk. On Tuesday, we learned that a group of security experts had indeed "hacked" the Galaxy S8's iris scanner using nothing more than a photograph and a contact lens. While the S8 line also includes a more conventional fingerprint scanner,
Samsung gives users the option to unlock their phones using a quick iris scan as well. While it's obviously good news that Samsung is investigating the matter, this is the kind of issue that clearly should have been discovered during testing when the Galaxy S8 was in development. Now, Samsung has finally issued a statement in response to what appears to be a gaping security hole in its new flagship smartphones.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner busted by hackers with paper
We've ranted about the insecurity of fingerprints before; they're not a good secret, they're irrevocable, and they're hard to store securely. Fingerprint readers and iris scanners are "good enough" security and they're fun to hack around with. No etching fingerprint patterns into copper, no conductive gel — just a printout and a contact lens. After all, it looks so cool when the hero in a sci-fi movie enters the restricted-access area after having his hand and iris scanned. Sarcasm aside, the iris sensor uses IR to recognize patterns in your eye, so [starbug] and Co. had to use a camera with night vision mode.
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