Biometric data obtained from selfies, forged passports and cyberattacks on data stores holding everything from fingerprints to DNA have long been best-sellers on the dark web. Untraceable yet very powerful in allowing attackers to access the most valuable information a victim has, attackers are racing to fine-tune their tradecraft, producing synthetic ID fraud for more sophisticated attacks.
Current approaches to protecting biometric data are falling short, however. “Biometric authentication offers unique advantages over other credential-based methods, but concerns about novel attacks and privacy are barriers to adoption,” according to Gartner. Their recent study of biometric authentication states that “concerns are growing about AI-enabled deepfake attacks that could undermine biometric authentication or render it worthless.”
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