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. "We're looking into it right now," BusinessWire spokeswoman Phyllis Dantuono said. CNET has contacted Fingerprint Cards and Samsung and will update this story with their responses. Updated at 3:31 a.m., 3:57 a.m., and 4:44 a.m. PT with further detail and comment from BusinessWire. Via The Verge Fingerprint Cards' stock surged 50.24 percent Friday on false news that Samsung acquired it. Trading was halted. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
An announcement that the electronics giant bought Fingerprint Cards, a fingerprint ID maker, wasn't real, the Swedish company said.
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.
"We're looking into it right now," BusinessWire spokeswoman Phyllis Dantuono said.
CNET has contacted Fingerprint Cards and Samsung and will update this story with their responses.
Updated at 3:31 a.m., 3:57 a.m., and 4:44 a.m. PT with further detail and comment from BusinessWire.
Via The Verge
Fingerprint Cards' stock surged 50.24 percent Friday on false news that Samsung acquired it. Trading was halted.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
