Sunday, 12 May 2019

‘Unhackable’ Biometric USB Offers Up Passwords in Plain Text

A simple Wireshark analysis was enough to subvert the gadget, which uses iris identification to protect the drive.

A USB stick dubbed eyeDisk that uses iris recognition to unlock the drive claims to be “unhackable” – only, it isn’t. In fact, a simple Wireshark analysis revealed the device’s password – in plain text.

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