"Researchers Created Fake 'Master' Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones"

Researchers at New York University and the University of Michigan have developed a technique to generate fake fingerprints that can deceive fingerprint scanners on smartphones. The fake fingerprints can be matched with a significant number of real fingerprints stored in a database, making them similar to that of a master key. The technique involves the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate the fake fingerprints. This article continues to discuss the technique and the research behind it. 

Motherboard reports "Researchers Created Fake 'Master' Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones"