Category Archives: Digital Identity

Jumio raises $150M as its all-in-one ID authentication platform crosses 300M verified identities

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Digital identity services — used as a key link between organizations to verify that you are who you say you are online and individuals logging into those services — have come into their own in this past year. Now, one of the companies providing digital identity products is announcing a large round of funding, underscoring […] Continue reading Jumio raises $150M as its all-in-one ID authentication platform crosses 300M verified identities→

Companies Can Build Accurate User Profiles from Online History, Mozilla Research Finds

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Users are sometimes tracked online despite no-track options Online profiles are accurate most of the time Large companies can build online profiles with little available data Advertisers can quickly identify users from their online profiles by using da… Continue reading Companies Can Build Accurate User Profiles from Online History, Mozilla Research Finds→

Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database

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A security researcher has found a database with almost 235 social media profiles scraped from the Internet, likely belonging to Social Data. Public user data is precious, and many companies want to gather it and sell it. Social media networks represent… Continue reading Almost 235 Million YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Profiles Exposed Online by Unsecured Database→

CISA Warns of Phishing Campaign Used to Deploy KONNI Malware

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advised users to be wary of an email attachment containing a malicious Microsoft Word document that’s used to deploy KONNI malware. Phishing is one of the main methods hackers use to spread ma… Continue reading CISA Warns of Phishing Campaign Used to Deploy KONNI Malware→

74% of Internet Users Feel They Have No Control Over the Personal Information Collected on Them

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New research conducted by the Ponemon Institute reveals a substantial lack of empowerment felt by consumers when it comes to their data privacy. There is also a gap between the data protection individuals want and what industry and regulators provide, … Continue reading 74% of Internet Users Feel They Have No Control Over the Personal Information Collected on Them→

Online Voting Platform in Three U.S. States Vulnerable to Multiple Types of Attacks

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Security researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Michigan found numerous security issues and vulnerabilities within Democracy Live’s OmniBallot platform. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing more states … Continue reading Online Voting Platform in Three U.S. States Vulnerable to Multiple Types of Attacks→

The Linux Foundation Takes on Digital Trust With ToIP Foundation

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The Linux Foundation announced it will host the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation, an independent project to enable trustworthy exchange and verification of data between any two parties on the internet in a way that does not require third-party verificat… Continue reading The Linux Foundation Takes on Digital Trust With ToIP Foundation→

A Single Phishing Email Can Cost a Small Business $100K – Here’s How to Protect Your Office Against Fraud

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Phishing and business-email-compromise (BEC) schemes are on the rise, causing losses in the $50,000 to $100,000 range to small businesses across the United States. More than a third of organizations said they received an email from someone pretending t… Continue reading A Single Phishing Email Can Cost a Small Business $100K – Here’s How to Protect Your Office Against Fraud→

New Research Shows 20% Spike in Fraud as Digital Behavior Shifts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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New data showing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on online fraud in the first quarter of 2020 shows that 26.5% of all transactions were fraud and abuse attempts, which is a 20% increase over the previous quarter. And with new fraud campaigns driven b… Continue reading New Research Shows 20% Spike in Fraud as Digital Behavior Shifts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic→