A security researcher who was supposed to deliver a talk about how to hack the iPhone X’s Face ID feature cancelled his presentation for a rather bizarre reason. According to a report from Reuters, security researcher Wish Wu was originally scheduled to speak at the forthcoming Black Hat Asia hacking conference which is slated to kick off in late March. We’ve since learned that Wu opted to step away from the conference at the behest of his employer, Ant Financial.
Now you might be wondering: why would a company prevent an employee from speaking at a reputable hacking conference? Well, it could have something to do with the fact that Ant Financial has payment software that relies upon the stringent security measures provided by Face ID. What’s more, it’s worth noting that Wu’s presentation wasn’t so much a technical exposé on how to skirt around iOS’ built-in security mechanisms as it was a demonstration that Face ID can sometimes be defeated with a photo. Suffice it to say, we’re not talking about a high-level hack here.
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