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posted by n1 on Saturday May 20 2017, @10:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the voices-in-my-head dept.

BBC News reports:

Security software designed to prevent bank fraud has been fooled by a BBC reporter and his twin. BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons set up an HSBC account and signed up to the bank's voice ID authentication service.

HSBC says the system is secure because each person's voice is "unique". But the bank let Dan Simmons' non-identical twin, Joe, access the account via the telephone after he mimicked his brother's voice. The bank said it would "review" ways to make the ID system more sensitive following the BBC investigation.

[...] Although the breach did not allow Joe Simmons to withdraw money, he was able to access balances and recent transactions, and was offered the chance to transfer money between accounts.

Additional coverage: The Inquirer

Related story: Automated Voice Imitation Can Fool Humans and Machines


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by nitehawk214 on Sunday May 21 2017, @05:52PM

    by nitehawk214 (1304) on Sunday May 21 2017, @05:52PM (#513078)

    I don't see how a system could determine between a high quality recording and a real voice.

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