An announcement that the electronics giant bought Fingerprint Cards, a fingerprint ID maker, wasn't real, the Swedish company said. October 11, 2013 3:19 AM PDT A Fingerprint Cards sensor (Credit: Fingerprint Cards) A press release that Samsung agreed to acquire Fingerprint Cards, a Swedish maker of fingerprint ID sensors, is " "The previous press release was not sent by Fingerprint Cards AB. Trading in the share has been suspended," the company said in a statement. "What has happened will be reported to the police and to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority." The company's stock surged in value 50 percent in trading Friday before it was halted. Related stories Nexus 5 details revealed in leaked manual Touch ID found to fit snugly in iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 parts Hacker video shows how to thwart Apple's Touch ID Inside Scoop: Is your iPhone 5S vulnerable? Touch ID hack verified as legit The news was announced through BusinessWire, a top distributor of news releases, and according to a Google cache, on the company's own Web site. Via The Verge
Friday, October 11, 2013
An announcement that the electronics giant bought Fingerprint Cards, a fingerprint ID maker, wasn't real, the Swedish company said.
October 11, 2013 3:19 AM PDT
A Fingerprint Cards sensor
(Credit: Fingerprint Cards)
A press release that Samsung agreed to acquire Fingerprint Cards, a Swedish maker of fingerprint ID sensors, is "
The company's stock surged in value 50 percent in trading Friday before it was halted.
Related stories
- Nexus 5 details revealed in leaked manual
- Touch ID found to fit snugly in iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 parts
- Hacker video shows how to thwart Apple's Touch ID
- Inside Scoop: Is your iPhone 5S vulnerable?
- Touch ID hack verified as legit
The news was announced through BusinessWire, a top distributor of news releases, and according to a Google cache, on the company's own Web site.
Via The Verge
