NYU research combines subject and age sets to improve aged-face imaging
Biometrics researchers in the U.S. have managed to preserve genuine facial identifiers while aging images of people’s faces. A team…
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Researchers reveal PVC pipe spoof threat to voice biometrics
Digital security engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a weakness in automatic speaker identification systems that can be…
Native smartphone face biometrics can be spoofed; UK consumer groups freaks out
Smartphone face biometrics from many leading brands are vulnerable to spoof attacks with 2D photographs, according to a new report…
Indian police nab fraudsters who cloned fingerprints to spoof Aadhaar
Police in the Indian city of Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh State have busted a gang of fraudsters which had been…
Stolen passport photos, fraudsters and facial fusion technology pose a threat to national security
By Vladimir Arlazarov, PhD, Smart Engines CEO Not all leaks of personal data are equally dangerous. When data from online…
Def Con contest pits hackers against facial recognition systems
A new contest was announced at the hacker convention Def Con in Las Vegas, pitting teams against each other as…
Digital identity verification spending to pass $20B by 2027, but security challenges remain
Businesses around the world are spending $11.6 billion on digital identity verification this year, and that amount will nearly double…
SenseTime researcher presents progress on AI syncing faces with audio
The digital manipulation of faces can be used to spoof biometric systems or sow misinformation, but technology to coordinate face…
Gang spoofing fingerprint biometrics busted by India’s Cyberabad police
Seven persons suspected of cloning fingerprints to defraud poor farmers of money from their bank accounts through the Aadhaar Enabled…
Sensity alleges biometric onboarding providers downplaying deepfake threat
Deepfake videos have received breathless attention in popular for their potential as fraud instruments, from spreading misinformation to carrying out…
