Attackers Can Bypass Fingerprint Authentication With an 80 Percent Success Rate

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A study published on Wednesday by Cisco’s Talos security group makes clear that the alternative isn’t suitable for everyone — namely those who may be targeted by nation-sponsored hackers or other skilled, well-financed, and determined attack groups. The researchers spent about $2,000 over several months testing fingerprint authentication offered by Apple, Microsoft,…