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Fortress Safe recalled about 61,000 biometric gun safes following the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday. “The biometric lock on gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death,” the commission wrote in a statement. The commission said…
Programming feature allows unauthorized users, including kids, to access contents of safes sold at retailers nationwide.
The recall involves biometric gun safes due to a risk of death caused by a programming feature that can allow unauthorized access to the safes.
Ritesh Bhatia, a cybercrime investigator and cybersecurity consultant, warns that biometrics linked to Aadhaar cards can be easily hacked and stolen. Criminals are using high-resolution cameras to capture fingerprints from various sources, such as property registrations and SIM card registrations, and selling them to other cybercriminals. With access to the Aadhaar number and bank details, these criminals can withdraw money using Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) micro ATMs.
Senior officers at Lalbazar said first step to prevent such Aadhaar frauds was to download mobile app M-Aadhaar and click 'Biometric Lock' option