Telecom body calls for SSI adoption to cut SIM swap attacks
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) has long been an aspiration for many people working on digital identity and access to online services….
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FBI warns of SIM swap surge, Veridas outlines biometrics fix
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently issued an official alert (Number I-020822-PSA) warning against the dangers of…
Growing SIM swap fraud threat necessitates strong identity verification
By Stuart Neal, General Manager for Identity at Boku Inc. Mobile banking has become a smartphone practice as common as…
CallSign partners with CK Hutchison to protect UK telecom customer from SIM swap fraud
CallSign has formed a partnership with CKH Innovations Opportunities Development (IOD) to enhance fraud detection and prevention by British telecoms….
BehavioSec says behavioral biometrics last line of defence against SIM swap attacks
Behavioral biometrics are “the last line of defense” against SIM swap attacks, in which all text messages, voice calls, and…
Rwanda conducts pilot to implement biometric SIM registration, verification
Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically registered or verified. Before then…
Free face swap tool goes to number one on GitHub
If the chorus of voices noting the danger of freely available biometric deepfake tools seems alarmist, witness the newest entry:…
Italy okays digital ID for SIM activation, Namibia and Mauritania race to meet deadlines
The telecommunications regulatory body in Italy (AGCOM) says it is now possible for network providers to activate SIM cards using…
Amid criticism, Namibian official explains why biometrics is required for SIM registration
Namibia’s biggest telecommunications service provider MTC has faced criticism lately for asking citizens to provide their face and fingerprints biometrics…
Face biometrics mandated for SIM card activation in Argentina
Argentina’s telecom industry regulator, the National Communications Entity (Enacom), has called on mobile service suppliers to require biometric identification when…
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