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WISe Key, Hedera Launch Quantum-Readiness Platform for Digital Trust
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (275+ words) Mobile ID World WISe Key, The Hashgraph Group, and Hedera have launched the QAIT Q-Day Security Assessment Platform within SEALCOIN's new Quantum Marketplace, positioning the service as a way for organizations to evaluate whether their digital trust infrastructure is ready…...
Vi Turns Its Mobile Network Into an Identity Layer for Meta Apps in India
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (234+ words) Mobile ID World The mechanism keeps the verification on the phone and on the network rather than in a transmitted code The user neither waits for nor enters a code The approach builds on GSMA Open Gateway, the telecom industry's…...
Apple Applies Texas Age-Assurance Rules to New Apple Accounts
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (228+ words) Apple has started applying Texas's app-store age-assurance requirements to new Apple Accounts created in the state, putting the i Phone account setup flow at the center of another U. S. state effort to control minors' access to apps and in-app purchases. The…...
UK Cyber Agency Tells Consumers to Ditch Passwords for Phone-Based Passkey Authentication
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has told consumers to replace passwords with passkeys, the phone-based biometric login method that uses fingerprint scans or facial recognition built into mobile devices to verify identity without transmitting credentials over the internet. The…...
Apple Rolls Out Age Verification for UK i Phone Users in i OS 26. 4
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (132+ words) Apple has introduced device-level age verification for UK i Cloud accounts with i OS 26. 4, requiring users to confirm they are 18 or older using either a credit card or a government-issued ID scan. Users who skip verification will have content filters…...
Android Broadens Identity Check Coverage and Updates Theft Protection Controls
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) Google is rolling out a new batch of Android theft-protection changes that broaden Identity Check, give users more control over Failed Authentication Lock, and adjust how Android responds to repeated attempts to guess a device's screen lock. On device recovery,…...
Foldable i Phone Rumors Point to Side-Button Touch ID
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) Analyst and supply-chain rumor roundups suggest Apple's first foldable i Phone, expected in 2026, could rely on Touch ID integrated into a side button. The device is commonly labeled "i Phone Fold" in coverage, though Apple has not confirmed any foldable…...
UK Digital ID Cloud Hosting Plan Rekindles Questions About Vendor Control
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) The UK's national digital identity program will keep personal data inside domestically hosted cloud environments, a Cabinet Office minister has confirmed in response to a parliamentary question. The statement has revived debate over what "data residency" really means when much…...
Sneaky 2 FA Phishing Kit Uses Fake Browser Windows To Capture MFA Codes
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) According to Malwarebytes, customers who buy access to the kit receive obfuscated code that they can deploy on phishing sites. When a victim visits such a site, it can display a fake login window that. .. Researchers at Malwarebytes have analyzed…...
North Korean APT Abuses Google's Find Hub to Remotely Wipe Devices
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (184+ words) A North Korean state-sponsored hacking group has been found weaponizing a legitimate Google feature to conduct destructive attacks. Security researchers at Genians Security Center identified a novel campaign by the KONNI group (also known as APT37 and linked to Kimsuky) where…...