First Case of Fake Fingerprints Confirmed
10/12/09 06:27 CategoriesElsewhere, But Interesting |Forensics
Monday’s BBC confirmed the arrest of a Chinese woman in Japan with surgically altered fingerprints designed to fool biometric scanners. The woman had been previously deported for illegal entry into the country. To gain entry on a new passport, she paid $15,000 for a surgical procedure where fingerprints were grafted from one hand to another.