A growing number of Windows laptops feature fingerprint sensors with support for Microsoft’s Windows Hello technology. The idea is to let users login quickly by tapping a finger against the sensor ...

The Blackwing Intelligence security firm has posted word it was able to successfully bypass the fingerprint authentication of Microsoft's Windows Hello technology with a number of laptops. A security ...

Security researchers have found flaws in the way laptop manufacturers are implementing fingerprint authentication. Security researchers have found flaws in the way laptop manufacturers are ...

Biometric security, deemed as the pinnacle of protection, faces a credibility challenge on Windows laptops equipped with the Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system. Recent research conducted ...

Security researchers bypassed Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on Dell Inspiron, Lenovo ThinkPad, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops in attacks exploiting security flaws found in the embedded ...

I'm not too concerned. The fingerprint reader on my work-issued Thinkpad is absolutely fucking worthless and is never able to identify me, so it won't do an attacker much good if they manage to add ...

In brief: Microsoft and other tech giants are encouraging a general pivot toward biometrics – generally considered more secure than typical passwords. However, research has repeatedly shown that ...

While Windows laptop users like to think they have their own version of Touch ID, it appears not to offer the same level of security. The Windows Hello fingerprint authentication system on the top ...

Microsoft Edge uses Windows Hello and other OS-level biometric systems to verify your identity without handling raw biometric data itself. When prompted, Edge calls your device's built‑in ...