Taobao hundred yuan fingerprint film to break Hong Kong 400 million e road system

Hong Kong Government invested nearly 400 million yuan in the construction of a high-security fingerprint self-service clearance system "e road", which was cracked by the "fingerprint film" produced by Taobao's popular copy of the HK$110 cheap copy finger tool kit. The reporter used the "fingerprint film" test 5 E road, the result of one of the "e road" was deceived twice, mistakenly open the gate.

Ming Pao Daily News, a scholar who had given advice to the Immigration Department when designing the e road, estimated that individual e roads were deceived by the fingerprint film and may involve malfunctions or improper maintenance of the machine parts. This reduced the sensitivity of e roads. He urged the Immigration Department to check all The Hong Kong 391 e roads are designed to be safe, so as to avoid illegal workers and criminals.

The fingerprint replica kit that can be used to break the e road sells for 90 yuan (about HK$110), including wax table, plastic fingerprint glue and curing agent. Buyers can copy their fingerprints into “fingerprint film” by using the method of mold casting.

Immigration Department: Fake fingerprints must pass through The Immigration Department spokesman responded by emphasizing that they have kept an eye out for the latest counterfeit finger printing techniques and exchanges with foreign countries in order to enhance e-channel security in Hong Kong. However, the Immigration Department does not believe that Taobao's fingerprint film can break through e. Road security, and refers to the past has never found a passenger successful use of artificial fingerprint clearance.

The Immigration Department also stressed that the e-channel fingerprint reader uses high-security “multi-spectral imaging technology.” In addition to scanning fingerprint textures on the surface of the fingers, it can also measure the fingerprint characteristics of the inner skin. Therefore, if false fingerprints or even broken fingers are used, it must be Will be seen through.

To test the e road, the reporter ordered a RMB 90 (approximately HK$110) fingerprint film tool kit from Taobao.com, including a wax table for molding, a fingerprint glue, a curing agent, etc., and follow the free online teaching videos of mainland sellers. The above tool replicates its own thumbprint to make a flesh-colored plastic fingerprint film sheet.

Measured five e roads one and two were deceived. The reporter took the fingerprint film and smart ID card last week. Three times back and forth at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line crossings, five different e roads were tested. In the process, the reporter first used the smart ID card to pass the first gate of e road, and then used a fingerprint membrane instead of using the thumb to press the fingerprint to test the sensitivity of the system. As a result, it was found that four of the e-channels could identify the “fingerprint film” in question and asked the reporter to press the fingerprint again.

However, on one of the exit e roads, the fingerprint scanner was deceived by the fingerprint film and opened the second gate for the reporter to pass. After that, the reporter once again walked to the same e road and used the same method as described above to transit. As a result, the e road was again deceived by the fingerprint film. This time it is believed that since the e-Hong Kong Road was launched in 1994, fingerprint identification security technology was broken for the first time in 17 years.

The Mainland e-channel fingerprinting machine was completely lost. The reporter also found that the mainland government's self-service channel fingerprint scanners located in Luohu and Futian Ports have poor ability to discriminate falsely. The reporter used the “fingerprint film” to test six different channels in the Mainland, resulting in full fingerprints. The readers were deceived. However, as the self-service channels in the Mainland still had to identify the face of the passers-by, their security was not completely compromised.

Taobao suddenly dropped the reporter who had patronized the Taobao merchants. The fingerprint film production tool on sale was suddenly discontinued on Friday. The seller explained that after the fingerprint film was widely reported in recent months, Taobao recently blocked the product.

The “e road”, commonly known as the self-service entry and exit inspection gate, has a total of 391 entries at all levels in Hong Kong. It was introduced gradually in 1994. The principle is that the smart ID cards and fingerprints of immigration citizens can be automatically checked through the instrument and can be shortened. Short about 10 seconds kernel real identity and release.

Fingerprint film punching card entry/exit can be imprisoned for 14 years Wong Kuok Tong, a practicing lawyer, warned that if a person using a replica fingerprint film to impersonate another person to enter or leave the country via e road, he is in breach of Article 42 of the Immigration Ordinance and must not make a false statement to the Immigration Department. Imprisonment for 14 years and a fine of 150,000 yuan.

Even if the company only uses the fingerprint film to “punch” false reports and commuting hours, it may also be guilty of fraud as a result of fraudulent salary, and it is also subject to a maximum penalty of 14 years. However, Wong Kwok-tong pointed out that the current Hong Kong legislation does not prohibit the importation or sale of replicating tools. It is difficult for the government to monitor.

e Road launches more than 10 years of lawmakers to promote innovations The Immigration Department spokesman stressed that each new e road will undergo rigorous testing, including the use of fingerprint film made of different materials for testing, and will also monitor the maintenance of e road contractors. And insist that the instrument sensitivity is not affected by maintenance.

For multiple inspections, “Everyone is still awkward”, some e roads were cracked by a fingerprint film. Wang Guoxing, a member of the Legislative Council, was shocked and urged to inspect each e road as soon as possible to confirm which of them were faulty or security breaches.

To promote the simultaneous upgrade of the system in the Mainland Wang Guoxing pointed out that fortunately, there is a face recognition system for self-help clearance in the Mainland. Therefore, lawbreakers have temporarily failed to completely break through the illegal entry and exit of the two places by holding other people’s documents and copying the fingerprint film, but he is worried that the criminals will eventually Or they can use makeup or masks, even the appearance of the classification system will break through, then it will be "big thing."

He believes that the self-fingerprint clearance system has been launched for more than 10 years, and security technology should be considered as a major upgrade or innovation to avoid cracking by criminals. He will also consider liaising with the mainland border defense department to promote the promotion of fingerprint clearance systems in the Mainland.

Shenzhen Frontier Inspection: No case has been found. Ming Pao once called the command center of Shenzhen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Terminal. The command center stated that it had not found a case that used the fingerprint film to cross the border, and it was difficult to verify whether the fingerprint film sold online could be used to deter self-checking at the port. Channel fingerprinting system.

Sensitivity controlled by the Central Government at the Immigration Department: Maintenance does not affect the ability of reporters to use the "fingerprint film" to deceive e-tracks. Cheng Liming, associate professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering at CityU estimates that it may be due to e-machinery failure or improper maintenance, such as workers. The sensitivity of the fingerprint reader was adjusted too low after repairing the e-channel. He pointed out that even if individual e-channel security was compromised, the situation was still worrying. He called on the Government to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all e-channel fingerprint scanners and to strengthen monitoring and maintenance.

An Immigration spokesman responded by denying that there was a problem with the e-Taxi maintenance and that the sensitivity of the e-channel sensor fingerprint was controlled by the Central Government and was not affected by the maintenance work. The ImmD also monitored the contractor’s daily maintenance and repairs.

Zheng Liming, who is familiar with eRoad and fingerprint technology, emphasized that the e-channel fingerprint reader should have no problem with the new security level. He and the Immigration Department both pointed out that e-channel can simultaneously scan fingerprints on the finger surface and measure the reflected light in the inner layer of the skin ( Texture), so if you use ordinary fake fingers or even dead fingers, it is difficult to deceive e Road.

However, Zheng Liming estimates that there may be loopholes caused by mechanical failure or improper maintenance. If the workers do poorly during maintenance, for example, to reduce the false alarm sensitivity of the fingerprint machine, the fingerprint film may be deceived. Invert e.

He added that the flesh-colored plastic fingerprint film produced by the reporter had a certain degree of transparency with the real skin. He estimated that it might be that the thickness of the fingerprint film and the degree of light transmission were similar to those of the real skin. Only after deceiving the e road, did he mistake it for fingerprinting? The film is a real finger.

Scholars advocated buying fingerprint film e-channels. He was concerned that the above loopholes may cause illegal workers to come to work in Hong Kong, Mainlanders to imitate the entry of Hong Kong people, and even criminals can forge false evidence. In order to plug loopholes, it is recommended that the Immigration Department can use Taobao.com. The tools sold are self-produced with different fingerprint membranes. Each time a new or newly repaired e-channel is received in the future, the fingerprint membrane can be used as a test to confirm that e-channel will not be defrauded by false fingerprints.