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Experts Crowd Source Bounty To Defeat iPhone 5S TouchID

ID: 6a376b77-98c6-541d-9485-77724a36643e

STIX ID: report--6a376b77-98c6-541d-9485-77724a36643e

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2013-09-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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A group of security researchers crowdfunded a bounty to encourage a proof-of-concept that can bypass Apple’s iPhone 5s Touch ID using fingerprints lifted without consent; organizers requested video evidence showing enrollment, lifting, reproduction, and successful unlocking. The article references prior research (e.g., gelatin "gummi" fingers) demonstrating biometric scanners can be fooled and notes that susceptibility varies by sensor technology.

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