YubiKey 5 FIPS Series Gets FIPS 140-3 Validation for DoD PKI and FIDO2 Passkeys on Mobile
Yubico has received FIPS 140-3 validation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for an upgraded version of its YubiKey 5 FIPS Series, the […]
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Viettel to Bring Zero-Tap Mobile Authentication to Vietnam Subscribers
IPification and Viettel Telecom are partnering to deploy network-based mobile authentication for Viettel subscribers in Vietnam, giving banks, fintechs, e-wallets, and other digital services a […]
Microsoft Pushes Personal Accounts Away From SMS Codes Toward Passkeys
Microsoft is moving personal account users away from SMS verification codes and toward passkeys, the Microsoft Authenticator app, and verified email addresses for sign-in and […]
Daon Brings Mobile Biometrics and Passkeys to Workforce Identity Checks
Daon has introduced a workforce identity fraud prevention offering that brings mobile document checks, selfie biometrics, liveness detection, passkeys and device binding into hiring, onboarding […]
Bipartisan Senate Bill Takes Aim at AI Voice Cloning and Deepfake Fraud Targeting Mobile Users
A bipartisan Senate bill would criminalize the use of AI-generated deepfakes for financial fraud and identity impersonation, with provisions that address the growing threat of […]
Synthetic Identity Fraud Now 11 Percent of All Global Fraud, Posing Escalating Threat to Mobile Banking
Synthetic identity fraud now accounts for 11 percent of all fraud globally, an eightfold increase from 2024, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions' annual cybercrime report […]
Kensington Launches FIDO2 Level 2 NFC Security Keys for Tap-Based Mobile Authentication
Kensington, a division of ACCO Brands, has released two NFC-enabled hardware security keys certified to FIDO2 Level 2, the highest tier in the FIDO Alliance's […]
UK Cyber Agency Tells Consumers to Ditch Passwords for Phone-Based Passkey Authentication
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 […]
Dutch Parliament Moves to Shield DigiD Mobile Identity System From U.S. Ownership
The Netherlands' DigiD, a mobile-accessible national identity system used by 16.5 million residents to log in to government services from their phones, is at the […]
OpenAI Joins FIDO Alliance to Shape How Phones Authenticate AI Agents
OpenAI joins the FIDO Alliance board to work on authentication standards for AI agents, extending the phone-based passkey model into the agentic AI era.