Can hackers pull your fingerprints from photos on social media? Experts explain.

TL;DR

Social media posts claim hackers can extract fingerprints from peace sign selfies using AI, causing widespread anxiety.
Cybersecurity experts state that the risk of this happening to the average person is very low.
While theoretically possible, especially with high-resolution images, practical implementation is difficult.
Past instances exist, but often involved specific circumstances and significant effort from researchers or hackers.
Accessing sensitive accounts requires more than just a fingerprint; physical scanners or further breaches are needed.
Phishing scams are a much more common and significant threat to personal data than fingerprint extraction from photos.
Experts believe this is not a widespread attack vector currently, though the landscape could change in the future.

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