Hackers can remotely steal fingerprints from Android phones | ZDNet (Aug 5, 2015)

This sort of thing is exactly why Apple makes such a big deal about the secure enclave on iPhones (and the new MacBook Pro) – fingerprint security is only as secure as the encryption and protection for the sensor data on the device. The biggest issue for Android vendors here is that this isn’t really the kind of vulnerability that can easily be patched after the fact.

via Hackers can remotely steal fingerprints from Android phones | ZDNet

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