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Sindh Links Education Boards With NADRA for Verified Digital Records
The government of Sindh, a province in southern Pakistan, has signed an agreement with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to connect all…
AI Update: AI Tools Linked to South Korean Financial Intrusions
AI Update examines South Korean financial intrusions, suspected agent misuse, false personas, identity controls, hiring fraud checks and UK privacy scrutiny.
NEXT Biometrics Plans Bankruptcy Filing After Funding Efforts Fail
NEXT Biometrics has resolved to prepare a bankruptcy petition after efforts to secure additional funding and sell assets from its legacy fingerprint sensor…
SASSA Defends Intensified Proof-of-Life and Biometric Grant Controls
The South African Social Security Agency has defended intensified grant reviews and proof-of-life checks, saying the measures are intended to confirm…
TECH5 Names Co-Founder Rahul Parthe as New CEO
TECH5 has appointed co-founder and chairman Rahul Parthe as chief executive, giving its former chief technology officer full operational and strategic…
X Adds Device Biometrics and Selfie Checks for Suspected Bot Accounts
X has added liveness checks that can require suspected automated accounts to confirm a person is present using device biometrics or a selfie video. Its help…
Cisco Talos Tracks Google MFA Relay Attacks Against Taiwan Researchers
Cisco Talos has identified a phishing campaign targeting people affiliated with Taiwanese research organizations that relays Google login credentials and…
M-Commerce Plans Fingerprint-Protected USB Encryption Device
Japan’s M-Commerce plans to begin selling BEncryptor in November, a USB encryption device that uses fingerprint authentication to protect access to encrypted…
Judge Stays DHS Policy Blocking Biometrics for Detained Immigration Applicants
A federal judge has stayed a Department of Homeland Security policy that generally stopped collecting biometrics from detained people with pending U.S.…
Delhi High Court Stays Mandatory Aadhaar Attendance for Prosecutors
The Delhi High Court has stayed a government order requiring public prosecutors to use Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance, following a challenge to the…