Ian Fleming

Envoc Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification, Positioning the Company as for High-Stakes US Government Identity Solutions

2026-07-26 Ian Fleming

This achievement directly strengthens Envoc's readiness for government agencies and regulated industries. Many state and federal requests for proposals now require SOC 2 attestation, and the certification removes procurement barriers while signaling operational maturity and continuous compliance through ongoing monitoring and annual re-audits.

Hacker claims to have amassed ¥1 billion using AI deepfakes to scam Japanese firms

2026-07-26 Ian Fleming

A hacker has come forward to detail how he weaponized free artificial intelligence to rake in approximately 1 billion yen through deepfakes.

World Raises $52.5M to Combat Deepfakes

2026-07-25 Ian Fleming

The digital identification project World has raised $52.5 million through a token sale to strategic investors. The funds will be used to integrate the biometric system World ID into corporate platforms amid the rise of deepfakes and AI bots.

IDnow appoints Philippe Morel as CEO to lead next growth phase

2026-07-24 Ian Fleming

The appointment comes shortly after IDnow’s unveiled the IDnow Trust Platform in June, a major launch for the company. The platform looks to help regulated organizations move from one‑time Know Your Customer checks to continuous trust.

New Jersey Enacts Law Establishing Data Broker Registration Regime and Imposing Prohibitions on Sensitive Data Sales

2026-07-23 Ian Fleming

The law establishes a data broker registration regime in New Jersey (including a public registry) and imposes a broad prohibition on sales of sensitive data by data brokers, data collectors, and entities in New Jersey more generally.

BOXX Insurance adds affirmative AI and deepfake coverage to Cyberboxx Business policy

2026-07-23 Ian Fleming

BOXX Insurance, a global cyber insurtech and part of Zurich Insurance Group, has announced affirmative coverage for AI and deepfake related events tied to social engineering and security failures within its commercial policy offering, Cyberboxx Business.

Bynn Intelligence Ranks #1 in NIST Child Online Safety Evaluation for Ages 13-16

2026-07-23 Ian Fleming

Swedish AI-first identity, document and digital-trust company Bynn Intelligence announced that its facial age-estimation algorithm, bynn-000, has achieved the No. 1 ranking for True Positive Rate in the Child Online Safety (13–16) category of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Face Analysis Technology Evaluation for Age Estimation and Verification.

NIST shifts focus from mobile driver’s license technology to adoption

2026-07-22 Ian Fleming

NIST is building on the base of its SP 800-63-3 Digital Identity Guidelines and working closely with partners at Login.gov and the states of Maryland and Georgia to try and capture practical, real-world implementations of mDL for access to government services.

The Dutch government's digital authorization platform upgraded as Logius deployed DigiD Machtigen version 9.3.0

2026-07-21 Ian Fleming

DigiD Machtigen version 9.3.0 adds ability to sort the authorization overview by expiration date, request date, or activation date. The change goes live during a five-month runway before the Netherlands must make a European Digital Identity Wallet available to its citizens under the revised eIDAS 2.0 regulation.

FBI Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating the Leadership of its Own Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

2026-07-21 Ian Fleming

Scammers now deploying deepfake videos of senior FBI officials and spoofed IC3 websites to defraud previous fraud victims a second time.

France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media

2026-07-21 Ian Fleming

A cross-party committee has approved France’s bill to bar under-15s from social media, teeing up a final vote before the summer recess.

Red Points launches Deepfake Protection to detect and take down AI-generated videos impersonating public figures

2026-07-21 Ian Fleming

Red Points, the AI-against-AI company announced the launch of Deepfake Protection, a service that detects and eliminates AI-generated videos that impersonate a public figure’s likeness for fraudulent purposes. Coverage spans TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube, and applies to videos distributed both as advertisement and organic content.

Posts by Ian Fleming:

Envoc Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification, Positioning the Company as for High-Stakes US Government Identity Solutions

Hacker claims to have amassed ¥1 billion using AI deepfakes to scam Japanese firms

World Raises $52.5M to Combat Deepfakes

IDnow appoints Philippe Morel as CEO to lead next growth phase

New Jersey Enacts Law Establishing Data Broker Registration Regime and Imposing Prohibitions on Sensitive Data Sales

BOXX Insurance adds affirmative AI and deepfake coverage to Cyberboxx Business policy

Bynn Intelligence Ranks #1 in NIST Child Online Safety Evaluation for Ages 13-16

NIST shifts focus from mobile driver’s license technology to adoption

The Dutch government's digital authorization platform upgraded as Logius deployed DigiD Machtigen version 9.3.0

FBI Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating the Leadership of its Own Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media

Red Points launches Deepfake Protection to detect and take down AI-generated videos impersonating public figures

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.

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

Dutch businesses develop independent digital ID wallet MyCheck

Stakk takes document verification tech to US midterm postal voting

Yoti adds ConnectID bank verification to its age assurance product in Australia