Cybersecurity

Suprema Says Biometric Data Not at Risk, Contradicting Regulator

  • South Korean company behind major breach of biometic data
  • Suprema report contrasts with statement from regulator
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Suprema ID Inc., the company behind a recent breach of biometric data, has said that fingerprints and facial recognition details were not compromised, contradicting a statement from Belgium regulators.

Suprema’s preliminary investigation into the Biostar 2 hack said the files included templates for data that "one cannot reverse engineer or reconstruct a complete image of a fingerprint image or face," a spokesman for Suprema said in an email.