Facial recognition is supposed to make computing and banking much more secure, but just like most efforts to fight the bad guys, hackers can apparently infiltrate that, too.
That’s according to a report by Wired, which showcased how researchers have been able to demonstrate a new method to steal a face using 3D rendering and light sleuth work online. According to the report, during the Usenix security conference earlier this month, security and computer vision specialists at the University of North Carolina presented a system that used 3D digital facial models based on publicly available photos, coupled with mobile virtual reality technology, to infiltrate facial recognition systems.
