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With enumeration attacks rising at an unprecedented scale and speed, foresight of this form of cyber attack, which...

China has been accused of being behind a significant breach of UK military personnel data in a payroll...

As passkeys and passwordless solutions become more famed for security, World Password Day has prompted warnings for users...

Exciting announcement for Identity Week America 2024! Join us for an exciting panel discussion at Identity Week America...

A cooperative agreement has been announced between Japan and the European Union on the management of digital identity...

The Bank of Uganda has announced a new mandate requiring ID verification for all digital transactions over one...

The Communications Workers Union, which represents employees in tech and banking industries, has said it is recovering from...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST - has announced the release of a new supplement...

A General Assembly for 140 members of the EU Digital Identity Wallet Consortium (EWC) took place earlier this month...

Verizon, NatWest and Global Anti-Scam Alliance collaborate with Mastercard to tackle fraudsters Now more than ever, scammers are...

Heathrow has warned about the cost of ETAs amid a drop in transit passengers taking long haul flights...

The OSIA specification is officially recognised as an international standard by the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardisation sector...

Join us on day 1 at Identity Week Europe to hear from these industry pioneers discussing all things secure...

Just announced. See this stellar panel taking place at Identity Week Europe 2024, on 11-12 June in Amsterdam...

Part 2 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, concerning the safe provision of online digital verification...

The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images of another person became a criminal offence on Tuesday. The law...

The International Civil Aviation Organisation - New Technologies Working Group is calling for proposals from experts on electronic...

The Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IDDEEA) is at the forefront...

https://youtu.be/Ya0xxg3ZQeM   In summary, we aim to encapsulate a series of pertinent questions regarding the role and vision...

New VideoIdent Flex elevates trust with a human touch in the face of rising fraud and the closing...

As a digitalised nation for over 20 years, Estonia's two positions that all members states must issue an...

Global data security company Entrust has officially acquired identity verification pioneer Onfido, bolstering their security solutions portfolio. This...

The inauguration of the Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act models President Biden’s Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act to...

Italy has officially launched a new visa for digital nomads, starting April 5, 2024. The visa is designed...

Since 4 March 2024, Companies House has been granted enhanced powers of administrative removal as part of the...

New collaboration solves regulatory burden for charge point owners A new collaboration between Road and Worldline creates a...

We are delighted to announce that our conference agenda at Identity Week America in September will be welcoming...

Integrating the My Digital ID platform with existing systems and mobile applications is taking longer than the Government...

Digital Banking Platform Developed by Temenos Features Highly Secure, Seamless Customer Authentication from HID HID, a worldwide leader...

Migrants permitted to remain in the UK beyond the end of 2024 will be most affected by the...

Home based check-ups offered by health apps will be better vetted by a comprehensive certification programme from DirectTrust. Whilst...

Enhancing the digital landscape of the air transport industry, SITA has announced its position as the lead investor...

Nevada’s attorney general who escalated a request to the court to ban Meta’s use of encryption for Facebook...

HM Treasury has published a consultation on updating money laundering regulations, which put pressure on businesses and financial...

The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed European Health Data Space (EHDS)...

ATB Ventures, the research and innovation arm of ATB Financial, has announced that Oliu, its leading digital identity...

A leading director at P&O Ferries has voiced concerns over the impending implementation of the new EU border...

Authentikare, the latest innovation in digital identity verification, is setting new industry standards by emphasising user consent and...

In a landmark initiative, the Ethiopian government, in collaboration with the National ID Program and the UN Refugee...

Following the EU’s passing of the eIDAS regulation last week, the European Interoperability Framework has gained formal recognition...

After the landmark approval of eIDAS2.0 regulations for the digital wallet, IOTA Identity Platform seeks to harmonise decentralised...

The Estonian Ministry of the Interior has decided to maintain the mandatory status of identity cards (ID-cards) until...

Proposed legislation in Illinois aims to establish a mobile ID system, allowing residents to carry digital versions of...

Criminals interacting with a ground-breaking chatbot on Pornhub could be deterred from attempting to search for sex abuse...

One of the most important European regulations has been adopted today after a vote passing revisions to the...

The DCMS has published a consultation where in-depth views were heard from members of the public on trust...

Giving an interview to the Financial Times, CEO Keily Blair describes "their incredible UK tech success story" after...

The FIDO Alliance is consolidating the route for FIDO standards merging into the commercial payments ecosystem with the...

France and Portugal have legalised digital documents - such as, mobile ID, passports, and driving licences - all...

In January, Denmark made multiple documents compatible with activating or logging into a MitID account from overseas. Several...

Youniqx Identity, a leader in digital identity solutions, has announced the integration of digital vehicle registration within the...

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is offering a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrests...

With criminal sites evading permanent domains - a practice known as "domain hopping" - a partnership aims to...

The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has remarked that "opaque corporate structures" and a lack of...

IdentityWeek.net is delighted to unveil our debut report: "The gold standard for defeating AI deepfakes". The report compiles...

Estonia readies itself to introduce a mobile digital ID in the summer which will align with eIDAS 2.0...

The Bank of America has warned customers of the potential for data breaches after Infosys McCamish Systems was...

Lloyds Bank embarks creating a reusable digital ID owned by banks as fraudsters continue to target customer onboarding...

WhatsApp will soon fulfil a requirement of the EU's new Digital Services Act to communicate with other global...

Many high-street restaurants, owned by celebrity chefs like Heston Blumenthal, have been registered under false names in Company...

Argentina will create an immutable citizen ID integrating a blockchain-based system with QuarkID. Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital city...

The contrasting approaches to digital ID in the U.S. versus UK healthcare system is very apparent by patient...

An employee of an international organisation based in Hong Kong was fooled by deepfakes appearing to be genuine...

Germany is mandating the issuance of identity  documents with biometric photographs, set to be implemented in 2025. Only...

Poker machine venues want to be exempt from any legislation which introduces caps for the storage of biometric...

With proof of deepfakes meddling in U.S. election proceedings, a senior government official is ensuring deepfakes do not...

After fake, intimate images of popstar, Taylor Swift, were reshared millions of times across the dark web, the...

The first industry report by Identityweek.net will assess predictions for deepfake and morphing trends. Download a copy of...

A fraudulent website, "9near.org", where 55 million records of stolen data was published has claimed responsibility for the...

The Home Office has announced reforms to the Licensing Act, which will now be open for consultation from...

Audio deepfakes are helping to deter voter participation in pre-presidential election proceedings to select candidates for the U.S...

A growing scheme including banks will help to identify untrustworthy entities that send fraudulent texts to their customers...

Driving licences will be more comparable to EU ID cards and residence permits under the same requirements to...

Singapore and Malaysia are set to revolutionise the traditional passport system by introducing QR codes at land border...

1.6 million reports were filed by financial institutions in 2021 into fraudulent transactions, identity exploitation, and false account...

Banks have renewed warnings to their customers to be wary of shameless scammers. With banks often having to...

The European Union co-funds the development of European Digital Credentials which describe academic experience and qualifications, issued by...

Identity Week Europe 2024 is the identity industry's trusted forum to advance the state of European and global...

The Belgian government has developed text for the inclusion of electronic invoicing in the VAT code. VAT registered...

While Nomad visas can offer good employees unlimited flexibility to begin a new chapter of life in their...

Guest article provided by TrustCloud Scammers target their victims on dating apps, leading them to lose significant amounts...

Guest article provided by TrustCloud Smurfing is a controversial phenomenon that needs to be understood and addressed to...

Data spaces are urged to grasp an understanding of implications of the amended eIDAS regulation and expansion of...

REAL ID compliance has been categorised by 6 test stages for some U.S. states implementing the mobile driving...

TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, has provided facial liveness technology to...

94 airlines have subscribed to TSA's PreCheck programme to expedite passenger journeys and create intelligent borders around the...

Danske bank's customer engagement strategy will synergise with wedding an analytics platform architected by Backbase. The bank has...

We are delighted to be announcing our January 2024 Survey Report on the epidemic problem of escalating deepfake...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has demonstrated what penalties companies could be facing if they engage in biometric...

A new Visa solution, powered by SmartMedia Technologies, provides brands with a Web3 harnessing enterprise platform that unleashes...

The Netherlands is widely offering ID login means for its European area citizens to access smarter government services. ...

Designed to map identity frameworks between the U.S. and E.U, the Trade and Technology Council has put out...

Every structure or entity in the distribution supply chain should have a unique identifier to navigate B2B trade...

In careful stages, Europe has endorsed and built a vision for regulation around artificial intelligence. 2023 ended with...

Despite being one of the entities to commit to the '50-in-5' campaign, to consolidate digital public infrastructure in...

By February 28, 2024 it will become mandatory for telcos to supervise that their customers' SIM cards are...

Underpinning remote identity proofing with NIST standards, 1Kosmos is the trusted solution that issues a modern authentication digital...

The Central Bank of Cyprus which is embarking on a new digital onboarding project has offered a tender...

Web3 Foundation, the launchpad for the Polkadot blockchain protocol, has announced new applications to grow their Decentralised Futures Program...

Norwegian authorities are imposing a temporary ban on Meta companies - Instagram and Facebook - for targeting personalised...

The UK government has made a series of changes to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill which...

The big tech firms rallying together against the EU's AI Act, which they argue is "over-regulating" powerful foundation...

A digital wallet produced by fintech company, RD Wallet Technologies, will integrate banking and e-commerce applications that enable...

Datakeeper, digital wallet app that boosts the real estate sector for KYC procedures and mortgage applications, is to...

We may be witnessing the revival of the US state's relationship with Silicon Valley tech firms for capital...

https://youtu.be/BjXjSr17sZ4 Taking us through the modern landscape of financial services, comprising of traditional and challenger services, Denny Prvu...

Luxembourg will perform four pilot use cases of the EU's proposed digital wallet spanning public and private sector...

The change over to digital immigration status documents looks set to accelerate in 2024. Starting with more trusted...

An EU MP, Rob Roos has publicly cast doubt over Europe's stance on digital identity as regulation changes...

Colorado's digital IDs and state-issued driving licences will now be accepted by the TSA at the airport’s North...

The EU-wide framework for secure electronic identification could be improved for effectiveness to promote the benefits of trusted...

Bhutan's transformation to a digital nation holding just over 787,000 citizens is slow. The majority of people living...

Online scams are the second most reported type of crime, Kendrick Lee, Director of National Digital Identity at...

Provided by: Elay Elazar – VP presales, AU10TIX  Identity fraud has long been a persistent and formidable issue...

Receiving royal approval in Parliament, a law that firmly holds social media to account and upholds their responsibility...

Whilst reassuring customers that their bank access is totally secure, the instalment of a reusable digital identity verification...

Together with critical stakeholders, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently addressed the need for Sri Lanka to deliver...

EE, the British broadband and mobile network provider, inaugurates new customer digital ID subscription service in a bigger...

Asia-Pacific transactions where identity fraud attempts were detected far exceeded other regions including North America in Q2 2023...

The ICO has offered practical advice for employers on navigating modern workplace practices; the guidance was drafted after...

The forecast of how many people will use digital identity wallets by 2029 stands at a colossal 1.5...

Non-standard applications used by employees and public users without integrated digital security are a passkey for bad actors...

Two organisations poised to help developing countries build their own foundational identity initiatives today sealed their commitment signing...

Denying information posted online relating to a suspected data breach, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has said in...

A small yet technologically advanced nation, Bhutan has developed a national digital identity system using blockchain technology to...

While Sri Lanka is one of the most desirable destinations to travel to in the world, the country...

To date, the government has issued more than 1.5 million verified user identities on its digital identity platform...

The OpenWallet Foundation, an open source project advancing digital identity, access and payments by fostering collaboration across industries, is...

Finance Minister of Australia, Katy Gallagher, last week gave a speech in which she presented feedback from consultations...

The Australian government is seeking to green light a digital passport for workers who can exchange their verifiable...

The GSA Equity Study on Remote identity Proofing calls for participants in agreement with criticism of current identity...

Separating subscribers from regular users, Elon Musk's premium features for Twitter, also known as X, include hiding visibility...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbMDloC3JOc&feature=youtu.be The concept of HAND, founded by CEO Will Kreth, understands the takeover of AI well. While causing...

The Biden Administration has demonstrated over the last few years complete jurisdiction over AI regulation. New AI policies...

Transmute has concluded participating in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Steel Tech Demo, offering their supply chain...

The India Stack - a digital public infrastructure which combines a real-time unified Payments Interface - has transformed...

With $1 billion of financing behind the introduction of Unique Personal Identifiers, also called “Maisha Numbers", allocated by...

Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner for England, has commented that he believes facial recognition will have...

Co-leading on the creation of the Health App by The Health Service Executive, Ireland has been on the...

Starting August 15, 2023, Vietnam has implemented a new electronic visa (e-visa) system for all nationalities. The sudden...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow the continued use of mobile driver's...

Okta has published it's first-ever Customer Identity Trends Report . The study asked more than 20,000 consumers spread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPyJ69NwW3A Delivering a SaaS, single authentication platform, we are delighted that our Gold Sponsor, Axiad, will be showcasing...

A freedom of information request, submitted by Statesman, was denied over last year's outlined proposal by the Department...

Customers of Alaska Airlines can submit an image of their passport for authorisation ahead of their departure date...

Unveiling proposal plans to create a 'Digital Identity System' for the metaverse and Web 3.0, Beijing is copying...

Preventing subscription customers from sharing passwords with family and friends has been a significant challenge for streaming giant...

California has developed a digital version of their physical driving licence for residents. The driving licence, downloadable to...

While healthcare continues to embrace digital transformation, not all digital health solutions have done as well as the COVID...

The Cyber Safety Review Board recently clarified when its next review will be held into malicious attacks on...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s pilot of a “public tech platform” to facilitate smoother credit transactions by...

There are now more identities than ever, thanks to shifts to the cloud and other emerging technologies and...

Hackers have struck MOVEit data services used by the U.S. government. Maximus confirmed back in July that the...

10 August was Africa’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day, an annual marker of the importance of...

A series of cyberattacks on the Electoral Commission, in which the bad actor was not identified for over...

Advertising an open vacancy for a mid-senior level developer, the Government Digital Service says successful candidates will join...

As we pass the midpoint of 2023, the latest study by cybersecurity company Surfshark (https://surfshark.com/research/study/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023) exposes which countries...

The cries that Sam Altman's invention of an iris scanning crypto coin was "dystopian" were given some credence...

SITA and partner Indicio - leading providers in decentralised identity and verifiable data technology - have signed an...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug1dBgGGvR4   Worldline is shaping the payments landscape of trusted transactions, offering payments solutions to banks and merchants...

Japan and Jordan have inked and signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement which pledges both countries to boosting...

The Government Counter Fraud Profession and the Public Sector Fraud Authority have published professional standards for those working...

Small-medium sized enterprises calling for smoother access to banking services are being heard by big banks. A partnership...

Texas Capital Bank, which is headquartered in Dallas, announced the launch of an in-house developed proprietary digital onboarding...