Identity verification stories

Verified brand logos in emails are boosting Australians’ trust and clicks in Boxing Day sales, as AI-driven phishing threats intensify.

India scraps mandatory Sanchar Saathi app on new phones, easing privacy fears over deep-access government software on Apple and Samsung devices.

Quantum and AI advances will upend cyber defence by 2026, with autonomous attacks and post-quantum threats outpacing unprepared boards.

Australia’s banks face rising AI-driven scams, making robust human identity verification and phishing-resistant MFA critical to security.

With crime costing Australia up to AUD $60.1 billion a year, robust PEP and sanctions screening is now a strategic necessity for business.

A Tenable demo shows a Copilot-built AI agent can be jailbreaked to steal card data and grant free trips, exposing major fraud risks.

As Australia clamps down on under-16s online, Media.com bets its fully verified social network can profit from the global safety push.

BlueCat leaders say AI, rising security threats and IT modernisation will force enterprises to rethink how they design and defend networks.

TransCrypts founder Zain Zaidi joins Forbes 30 Under 30 after a CAD $20M seed round fuels growth in HR, healthcare and humanitarian tech.

AI-native cyber attacks and synthetic IDs are forcing firms to shift from periodic checks to continuous, AI-driven security testing by 2026.

Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.

Media.com touts a fully verified social network as Australia and other nations tighten age limits and safety rules on big platforms.

One in five Australians has been duped by fake online tickets, losing an average AUD $432 as scams surge ahead of the busy summer events season.

Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.

AI-fuelled cybercrime will outpace human intuition by 2026, as deepfakes, emotional scams and synthetic identities erode online trust.

Thirdfort adopts iProov biometrics to streamline UK property ID checks and combat AI-driven fraud in deals worth billions of GBP £1.6bn+.

AI-fuelled synthetic ID fraud is surging, set to cost firms USD $23 billion by 2025 and USD $58.3 billion by 2030 without stronger checks.

Online gaming faces a hidden surge of fake players; here’s how operators can detect bots, fraudsters and protect fair play at scale.

Trend Micro warns AI-driven scams will surge by 2026, using deepfakes and multi-channel tactics to trap victims in sophisticated frauds globally.

LexisNexis has upgraded its IDVerse platform with advanced deepfake detection and unified fraud controls, improving security and user experience globally.