The security of smartphones has always been a questionable issue. Some manufacturers stated that the phones are safe thanks to their own software integrated into the Android operating system. Others, like Apple, claimed to make secure phones using their own operating systems. The latest news questions the security of Android devices. According to a research report, you only need to pay $15 to seize your Android device. Here are the details on the subject…
A $15 circuit board can take over your Android device!
According to research by a university in China, it is possible to unlock some Android devices with fake fingerprints. This is due to 2 vulnerabilities in almost all devices with fingerprint lock. Since there are many brands and models of Android devices on the market, it is not possible to give a complete list. However, it should be noted that many models face this danger.
According to the published report, the name of this attack was published as BrutePrint. You need a key to do the attack. This switch can be a microcontroller, SD card, or a circuit board capable of clipboard-to-board copying. You can make all the products mentioned by yourself if you have sufficient technical knowledge. If you do not have technical knowledge, you can buy it for 15 dollars.
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Even if we make a list of everything needed, you only need 2 things. The first is the aforementioned key, and the second is the 45-minute period you can comfortably spend on the victim’s phone. Dubbed BrutePrint, the attack actually uses the fingerprint database. Thanks to the mentioned circuit boards, a simple database search is performed on the victim’s phone and the phone is unlocked.
So which Android devices are at risk?
The research was actually done in the form of an experiment. University researchers would also perform tests on several different devices. In the experiments, 8 different Android devices were tested. These are, in order:
However, the university did not specify which devices were hacked due to security measures.
Researchers: iPhones are safe!
Tested on devices with iOS operating system. These were iPhone models with Touch ID feature. The research team tested the iPhone SE and iPhone 7 models. In the announced report, it was stated that both phones could not be cracked with this method and iPhone models were safe.
So what do you think? Don’t forget to give your opinion in the comments section…