The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group is urging lawmakers to amend the SIM Registration Act so applicants use the national ID and biometric authentication before a mobile number is activated. […]

Carlos Cabreiro, National Director of Portugal’s Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária), testified before the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic on May 6, 2026, calling for the creation of a specific criminal […]

India’s parliamentary committee recommends mandatory KYC for social media, dating, and gaming platforms, citing a 239 percent rise in cybercrime against women.

Argentine authorities have arrested five individuals accused of attempting to illegally obtain biometric data by impersonating activities associated with the Worldcoin project, a digital identity platform that uses iris scanning […]

An account on a crypto exchange holding about $11 million was drained by hackers using deepfake AI technology, according to a new report. Crypto LaLa, the pseudonymous operations manager at […]

A significant data breach has exposed the sensitive biometric information of thousands of law enforcement officials and police applicants in India, with lost PII including fingerprints, facial images, and other […]

Sensitive Europol data is being sold on a dark web forum, but the European law enforcement agency is downplaying the severity of the breach. According to Infosecurity Magazine, a leaker […]

The bulk of El Salvador’s population may have fallen victim to a significant security breach, with a threat actor named ‘CiberinteligenciaSV’ leaking the personally identifiable information (PII) of over five […]

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has published its latest annual “Business Impact Report” (“BIR”), based on surveys of 551 small business owners, leaders, and employees. The ITRC found a record […]

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: ITRC Tracks Uptick in Cyberattacks On Small […]