Biospoofing

plain-language definition – how systems can be fooled

Biospoofing is the act of faking biometric data to trick a system. This can include printed faces, synthetic voices, recorded eye patterns, or forged fingerprints. The goal is to bypass identity checks or trigger a response without true presence.

Attackers may hold up a photo to a face scanner, use AI-generated voice to activate a speaker system, or mimic motion signals through recorded behavior. As biometric systems become more common, so do attempts to spoof them using both simple and advanced techniques.

Defending against biospoofing requires systems to verify liveness, intent, and context, not just match a signal. This drives the need for multi-layered sensing, real-time checks, and adaptive models that can tell the difference between a person and a copy.