India has implemented extensive measures to combat cybercrime through the systematic blocking of SIM cards and IMEI numbers as part of its national cybersecurity strategy. The government has blocked ...

South Korea will implement mobile resident registration cards in December 2024 as part of modernizing its national identification system. The initiative comes through a revised Resident Registration ...

Florida’s Attorney General has announced the arrests of two individuals in connection with a SIM card swap scheme that resulted in the theft of approximately $280,000 from a victim’s bank account. The ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its authentication capabilities by adding passkey support to Amazon Cognito, its customer identity and access management service for web and mobile applications.

Google has introduced a new feature called Restore Credentials, designed to streamline account recovery during device transitions. The feature, integrated into Android’s Credential Manager API, ...

Microsoft has established partnerships with credential ecosystem providers, including Bitwarden and 1Password, to expand authentication options for both individual users and enterprise deployments.

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) has implemented a significant update to its “MY KUWAIT ID” mobile application, introducing three distinct verification levels to enhance security ...

The adoption of passkeys as a secure authentication alternative continues to gain traction across major technology platforms, with industry leaders implementing support for this FIDO Alliance-backed ...

Google has released the first developer preview of Android 16, introducing several new privacy and security features designed to enhance user protection and control over personal data. This release ...

The United Nations is spearheading a comprehensive initiative to implement digital identification systems across Africa, working through multiple agencies including the UNDP, UN Innovation Network, ...

Paris-based SMS verification technology company Prelude has secured $8 million in seed funding led by Singular and Seedcamp. The company, founded in 2022 by Matias Berny and Quentin Le Bras, develops ...

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has introduced a new mobile application called “Mobile ID Check by MD” that enables businesses to accept mobile driver’s ...