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For those who continue to use Touch ID, Graham suggested a simple step for minimizing the success of Starbug's attack:

"use only pinky or ring fingers to unlock your device. He said most prints left on glasses, iPhone screens, and other surfaces are from thumbs and index fingers. Enrolling a pinky or ring finger won't completely foreclose attacks like the one developed by Starbug, but it will require an attacker to work much harder to succeed."



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