Fake fingers used to trick fingerprint reading clocking station in Brazil hospital

Fingerprint readers might actually not be the ultra-safe, secure access control solutions everyone believed them to be, since a major fraud involving this type of devices has been discovered at a hospital in Brazil.

An investigation has revealed that hospital doctors had been covering for absent colleagues by using fake silicone fingers with their prints to fool biometric scanners. Moreover, they would also take delivery of slips of paper indicating they had in fact clocked in to work.

The fraud has been going on for quite some time, with as many as 300 hospital employees being suspected to only exist in the HR records, but receiving payment anyway.

Since this practice is one that might actually be extended to other parts of the world as well, it’s perhaps time to consider installing one of the Facial Recognition-based Access Control/Time and Attendance solutions provided by Time & Attendance UK.

Based on a proprietary system design, the Facial Recognition solution features proven near-infrared facial recognition for a superior level of accuracy, attained by reducing interference coming from object background.

As mentioned earlier, this solution can be easily integrated with existing Time and Attendance and Access Control systems, as it comes packed with built in relays and sensors and it can also connect to an external relay/controller box via RS485 interface to enhance system security, while also supporting a Wiegand input and output for interfacing external Access Control devices such as proximity card readers and keypads.

Last, but certainly not least, it’s important to mention that the Facial Recognition solution can also accurately record up to 50,000 system events and take snapshots if required (imposter alarm capability).