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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 18 Oct 2019 Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor bug lets anyone unlock phone

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Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor bug lets anyone unlock phone

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Published : Oct 18, 2019, 8:52 am IST

Updated : Oct 18, 2019, 8:52 am IST

Samsung has acknowledged the issue and is now working on a fix.

Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones, and potentially other models, could be unlocked by anyone, thanks to a cheap silicone case triggering a hidden bug.

As Mashable reports, a British couple discovered the bug when a cheap silicone case on the device allowed the husband to unlock even as his fingerprint wasn't registered on the device.

Samsung has acknowledged the issue and is now working on a fix. The company said that the issue stems from the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner recognising a pattern on the silicone phone case along with the fingerprint.

Tags: samsung, galaxy s10, smartphones

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