22nd May 2017 By Phil Muncaster
Security experts have warned about the limitations of biometric authentication systems after a BBC reporter’s twin brother was able to access his HSBC account via the bank’s voice ID service.
Reporter Dan Simmons’ non-identical twin Joe logged in as his brother using the biometric security system launched by the lender in 2016.
After inputting account details and date of birth, the user is required to say "my voice is my password” in order to access their account.
However, Simmons was apparently allowed seven attempts at cracking his brother’s voice before getting it right on the eighth.
The bank is set to restrict user log-in attempts in future to three.
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Biometrics...fooey...loads of hype and little substance...another fad that will quickly be revealed to be as eventually toothless as 2FA and other such security systems, etc. The problem is that this will not be until the fad has caught on and the general public has once again been hoodwinked into thinking that it is foolproof when patently it is not, as this article, and some other exxamples have highlighted. :@
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