Researchers reveal PVC pipe spoof threat to voice biometrics

Digital security engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a weakness in automatic speaker identification systems that can be exploited using PVC pipes readily available at most hardware stores according to the UW-Madison news.

The team, led by Ph.D. student Shimaa Ahmed and Kassem Fawaz, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, presented their findings last week at the USENIX Security Symposium in Anaheim, California. “The systems are advertised now as secure as a fingerprint, but that’s not …

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