Galaxy S10 in-display fingerprint sensor tricked by 3D-printed fingerprint

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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 was one of its most significant product launches of the past few years, bringing with it a host of upgrades, including the triple-rear camera and an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Unfortunately, the latter of those two upgrades has been the subject of multiple complaints since the phone’s launch, the latest of which might be the most worrisome of all. As it turns out, the sensor isn’t nearly as secure as it should be.

In a post on Imgur this week, a user going by darkshark demonstrated how easily he was able to trick the in-display fingerprint sensor on a Galaxy S10 with a 3D-printed fingerprint. It’s hard to imagine anyone going to these lengths to get into someone’s phone, but that fact that it is possible is still incredibly concerning.

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