Google patches bug that let attackers bypass the Android lock screen

[Jan]

Google patches Android lock screen bypass

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz unintentionally found a method to bypass the lock screen on Android phones, Bleeping Computer reports.

He tested the bypass on his up-to-date Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones and found that anyone with physical access could get past the lock screen.

 

[LCBXX]

Google patches Android lock screen bypass

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz unintentionally found a method to bypass the lock screen on Android phones, Bleeping Computer reports.

He tested the bypass on his up-to-date Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones and found that anyone with physical access could get past the lock screen.

Would be cool if MyBB could test this with handsets from other brands in your lab!

 

[Apogee]

I don't understand the use of all the security when it can be easily bypassed with commercial software like this:

https://www.imobie.com/support/how-to-bypass-android-lock-screen-without-reset.htm

Same goes for iPhones as well.

PassFab iPhone Unlock - All in One Lock Removal Tool

PassFab iPhone Unlock is an efficient unlock software that aims to unlock iPhone iPad screen passcode , remove activation lock and bypass screen time passcode in minutes.

www.passfab.net

Would really appreciate a little peace of mind that the data is not compromised when a phone is lost or stolen.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

InB4 just buy an iPhone

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Thats why smart people buy iPhones

 

[Vorastra]

This is what we call, schizo-posting.

InB4 just buy an iPhone

Thats why smart people buy iPhones

 

[backstreetboy]

InB4 just buy an iPhone

First have to take out a loan.

 

[Priapus]

First have to take out a loan.

You’ll find the latest Samsung phone just as expensive as the latest iPhone.

 

[Dolby]

Thats why smart people buy iPhones

They only had that one issue with Face ID, right? And it was a while back so it doesn’t really count

 

[Dolby]

You’ll find the latest Samsung phone just as expensive as the latest iPhone.

More expensive.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

So how do you get the puk number

 

[Priapus]

They only had that one issue with Face ID, right? And it was a while back so it doesn’t really count

Sort of. Some people who are twins, or looked almost identical to their sibling / family member, could in some cases unlock the persons iPhone.

But I have not heard anything recently, it's been super solid. Unlike Samsung's attempt at it, where it could be unlocked with a photo...

 

[Dolby]

Sort of. Some people who are twins, or looked almost identical to their sibling / family member, could in some cases unlock the persons iPhone.

But I have not heard anything recently, it's been super solid. Unlike Samsung's attempt at it, where it could be unlocked with a photo...

Don't the Samsungs need a blink though ?

I feel anythin can be fooled - here's trying to fool the iPhone system and getting it right

Hackers just broke the iPhone X's Face ID using a 3D-printed mask

A Vietnamese security firm says it has managed to trick Face ID into unlocking a phone using a 3D-printed mask and $150 worth of materials

www.wired.co.uk

And here's the real world error with a mom & her son

This 10 Year Old Kid Fooled His Mother's iPhone X's Face ID By Using His Own Face

This is the second time.

www.mensxp.com

I think everyone just wants to forget anything happened though and stick to 100% secure

 

[Priapus]

Don't the Samsungs need a blink though ?

I feel anythin can be fooled - here's trying to fool the iPhone system and getting it right

Hackers just broke the iPhone X's Face ID using a 3D-printed mask

A Vietnamese security firm says it has managed to trick Face ID into unlocking a phone using a 3D-printed mask and $150 worth of materials

www.wired.co.uk

And here's the real world error with a mom & her son

This 10 Year Old Kid Fooled His Mother's iPhone X's Face ID By Using His Own Face

This is the second time.

www.mensxp.com

I think everyone just wants to forget anything happened though and stick to 100% secure

Nothing is 100% secure. But two things from those articles

1. iPhone X was the first Face ID on iPhone. the newer models are a lot better
2. 3D printing a mask to fool a biometric on a cell phone, is hardly "every day" risk the average person has.

The iPhone needs eyes to be open and for you to be looking at the device. I'm not sure on what the requirements are on Samsung.

 

[Dolby]

1. iPhone X was the first Face ID on iPhone. the newer models are a lot better

Ah - so we'll just ignore that then !

2. 3D printing a mask to fool a biometric on a cell phone, is hardly "every day" risk the average person has.

Ah - so we'll just ignore that then !

 

[Priapus]

Ah - so we'll just ignore that then !

Ah - so we'll just ignore that then !

I mean, if someone prints a 3D mask of my face to get into my phone; I think I have bigger issues in life lol