Ian Fleming

Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming

Moldova and Mastercard have launched a five-year Digital Country Partnership covering digital payments, SME digitalisation, and public service modernisation.

ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming

By integrating ID.me's digital identity wallet within the ServiceNow AI Platform—including ServiceNow CRM—and Servos' implementation expertise, agencies will have a single solution for streamlining administrative processes, reducing fraud, and improving delivery.

Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming

By expanding the use of Regula’s document authentication solutions nationwide, Uber is strengthening fraud prevention and adding an extra layer of high-assurance identity checks that goes beyond standard industry practices.

Bitdefender Launches RealCheck: A Powerful Deepfake Detection Solution

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming

New Standalone Solution Assesses Both Video Content Manipulation Likelihood and Malicious Intent, Delivering an Unprecedented Layer of Protection Against AI-generated Scams.

Regula expands ID verification capabilities for Uber in Poland

2026-06-23 Ian Fleming

Both Regula 7029 document verification workstations and Regula 7320 mobile document readers are powered by Regula Document Reader SDK.

Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming

With AI-powered bots growing more sophisticated, reCAPTCHA has moved far beyond basic image challenges like identifying traffic lights. Google is now testing a new way to confirm users are human, asking them to make hand gestures in front of their camera.

Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming

Malta is moving to add a dedicated online identity verification service to the platform citizens use to sign in to government services, opening a tender worth 310,000 euros for a cloud-delivered system.

124 Million Unique Passwords Exposed In New Infostealer Log Dataset

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming

A new collection of 124 million unique passwords from hundreds of millions of malware stealer log records has been confirmed by the Have I Been Pwned service.

Apple users are being targeted by a familiar tech support scam

2026-06-21 Ian Fleming

Consumers are reporting a rise in fake “Apple High Alert” messages that claim an iPhone, iCloud account, or Apple ID has been compromised.

Hackers leak facial recognition records tied to millions of Madison Square Garden visitors

2026-06-21 Ian Fleming

A cybercriminal group has published what it claims are millions of records stolen from Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The leak is drawing attention not just because of its size, but because it includes facial recognition data, internal threat assessments, and detailed visitor profiles.

Australian “Lab” Reveals The Folly Of App Store Age Verification

2026-06-21 Ian Fleming

Australia's 2024 Social Media Minimum Age Act, effective December 2025, set a strict 16+ age for social media, transferring oversight from parents to tech companies. However, the law has largely failed, with teens easily circumventing age verification using "easy workarounds" like fake birth dates or borrowed accounts.

Discord begins testing age verification with Google Wallet and credit cards, but face scans are still on the table

2026-06-20 Ian Fleming

Discord tests Google Wallet and credit card checks to confirm users are 18+ after backlash over face scans. Face and ID selfie scans remain an option, now using Incode with on-device processing after prior data leak concerns. Credit-card check is pitched as less invasive and ideal for Nitro payers, but controversy and testing continue.

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Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

Bitdefender Launches RealCheck: A Powerful Deepfake Detection Solution

Regula expands ID verification capabilities for Uber in Poland

Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

124 Million Unique Passwords Exposed In New Infostealer Log Dataset

Apple users are being targeted by a familiar tech support scam

Hackers leak facial recognition records tied to millions of Madison Square Garden visitors

Australian “Lab” Reveals The Folly Of App Store Age Verification

Discord begins testing age verification with Google Wallet and credit cards, but face scans are still on the table

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

Japan Folds Its Two My Number Card Apps Into One, and Requires a Screen Lock

Germany Tells Phone Owners to Stop Unlocking With a Fingerprint Alone

Android hackers can fool ID checks used for banking

Post-quantum security spreads across digital identity infrastructure