Checkout.com and Adyen Begin Rolling Out Visa Payment Passkey to Merchants
Checkout.com and Adyen have started offering Visa Payment Passkey to merchants, letting cardholders confirm online card payments with the fingerprint, face…
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Amadeus Breach Exposes Passport Numbers of Japan Airlines and ANA Customers
A breach of travel technology provider Amadeus’s passenger service system exposed reservation data for tens of thousands of Japan Airlines and All Nippon…
Wyden and Warren Press Treasury to Delay ID.me Requirement for TreasuryDirect
Sens. Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren have asked the Treasury Department to postpone its requirement that TreasuryDirect users sign in through ID.me until at…
AI Update: Korean Police Arrest Alleged Leader of AI-Assisted Hacking Ring
AI Update covers a Korean AI-assisted hacking arrest, a poisoned Claude Code extension, Warp’s breach, malicious Hugging Face models and a deepfake sentencing.
Accenture Wins A$36.2 Million Australian Tax Office Contract for Digital ID Work
The Australian Taxation Office has awarded Accenture a contract worth A$36.2 million for its Digital Identity Services branch, whose products include myID, the…
European Commission Freezes Austria’s Under-14 Social Media Ban Pending EU Kids Act
The European Commission has blocked Austria’s proposed ban on social media for children under 14 for now, postponing for 12 months national draft laws that…
99 Adds Unico Face Checks for Periodic Verification of 2.5 Million Drivers
Brazilian ride-hailing and delivery platform 99 has partnered with identity verification company Unico to use facial biometrics to validate the identities of…
Socure Appoints Former Confluent Finance Leader Rohan Sivaram as CFO
Socure has appointed Rohan Sivaram as chief financial officer, bringing in a finance executive who helped build Confluent’s finance organization through its…
Telesign Joins Microsoft Security Store as SMS and Voice MFA Provider for Entra ID
Telesign is now listed on the Microsoft Security Store as a provider of SMS and voice verification for Microsoft Entra ID, giving organizations a way to keep…
Connecticut Sets Nov. 18 Launch for TSA-Accepted Mobile ID App
Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles will launch Connecticut Mobile ID on Nov. 18, giving residents a free, optional app that stores a digital version of…