The Samsung Galaxy S10 was unveiled back in February this year. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy S9 from the previous year, Galaxy S10 boasts an in-display fingerprint scanner that the South Korean giant advertised as a “revolutionary” method for biometric security and authentication.
However, concerns regarding the security of the fingerprint scanner included in the device were raised after a British woman reported to the Sun newspaper that after the application of a screen protector, her Galaxy S10 could be unlocked by anyone, regardless of the fingerprint that was used to secure the device.
This happened after her own fingers, the ones that were not registered by the device for authentication, were able to unlock the phone. The fact that this was not a one-off case solidified when her husband was able to unlock her Galaxy S10 as well.
Today, Samsung has acknowledged the issue and said that it will roll out a software update to patch the malfunctioning fingerprint scanner, according to Reuters. Earlier reports suggested that a slight air gap was left after the application of screen protectors and that interfered in the scanning of the fingerprint. But Samsung has clarified on its customer support app that the issue was caused by patterns of some protectors that come with silicone phone cases confusing the fingerprint scanner, though it's still unclear exactly why this happens.
Since the issue presents a considerable security vulnerability, KaKaobank, a So ..
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