Samsung's eye-examining security innovation, utilized on the new Galaxy S8 cell phone, has been tricked with a photo and a contact focal point.
The iris-scanner can be utilized to open the telephone essentially by taking a gander at it, which Samsung says gives "water/air proof security".
Be that as it may, scientists at Chaos Computer Club had effectively deceived the gadget with a photo of an eye, Motherboard said.
Samsung told the BBC it was "mindful of the issue".
The scientists initially set up the telephone's security by enlisting a volunteer's eyes utilizing the S8 iris scanner.
They then took a photo of one of the volunteer's eyes, utilizing an advanced camera with an infra-red night vision setting.
In the wake of printing the picture, the scientists set a contact focal point over the photo.
The group posted a video demonstrating the S8 cell phone opening itself when it saw the false eye.
Samsung said its iris-checking innovation had been through "thorough testing" to "avoid endeavors to trade off its security".
"In the event that there is a potential weakness or the coming of another technique that difficulties our endeavors to guarantee security whenever, we will react as fast as conceivable to determine the issue."
Security master Ken Munro said the disclosure was "another update that biometrics is not a silver shot".
"By and by, I incline toward fingerprints to iris open. Your fingers are as of now holding your telephone, so why not utilize prints as opposed to wave your telephone before your face?
"In the event that you need to be truly secure, pick fingerprints and a mystery number. In the event that you should have iris open, please walk wherever with your eyes shut, so your iris can't be shot."
Universe S8 proprietors have the alternative of utilizing a watchword or mystery number to open their telephone, rather than utilizing the iris scanner.
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