GERMAN HACKERS CLAIM TO CRACK FINGERPRINT LOCK ON NEW IPHONE 5

Even with it's new security technology fingerprint lock to stop iphone theft,according to CNN news that Germans hackers claim to be able to crack the new IPhone fingerprint lock.The hackers claimed they fooled the Touch ID biometric security of the iPhone 5s by photographing a fingerprint left on a glass surface and using the resulting image to create a fake "finger"which unlocked the phne.They demnstrated their explits in a video posted on sunday to You Tube. 




The iPhone 5S, which went on sale Friday, has a fingerprint sensor in its Home button for added security. Apple calls the new security system Touch ID. Phone owners must "register" their print with the device, after which they can unlock the phone by placing a finger or thumb on the button. Other users' fingerprints will not unlock the phone, which protects it from thieves.

culled from CNN