BrandPost: iPhone X Face ID security fails; tricked by 10-year-old, 3D-printed mask, and twins<article>
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<p>Authentication for Apple’s most recent iPhone was recently bypassed by a 10-year-old boy who used Face ID to access his mother’s iPhone X, by a set of twins, by a pair of half-brothers from Britain and even by a 3D-printed mask in Vietnam.</p><p>According to Apple’s support <a href="
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208108" rel="nofollow">page[/url], “the TrueDepth camera captures accurate face data by projecting and analyzing over 30,000 invisible dots to create a depth map of your face and also captures an infrared image of your face.“</p><p>The TrueDepth camera system that “accurately maps the geometry of your face” is also used to authorize purchases and payments. If a 10-year-old was able to trick it in a split second to read his mom’s messages, emails, and who knows what else, he could also bypass security and make various payments. The story was meticulously <a href="
https://www.wired.com/story/10-year-old-face-id-unlocks-mothers-iphone-x/" rel="nofollow">analyzed[/url] by Wired.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3237948/macs/iphone-x-face-id-security-fails-tricked-by-10-year-old-3d-printed-mask-and-twins.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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BrandPost: iPhone X Face ID security fails; tricked by 10-year-old, 3D-printed mask, and twins
