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5 stories taggedidentity-verification.
USA Fencing's Identity Problem: How a Sports Body Stopped Checking Kids' Ages by Hand
With more than 50,000 members ranging from age eight to eighty, USA Fencing was drowning in paper birth certificates. Here is how it automated the problem away, and why the data questions around children are still worth watching.
A Stolen Phone Number Nearly Took Over Someone's Entire Digital Life
A real-world SIM swap attack shows how quickly identity checks break down once a criminal gets hold of your phone number.
You Probably Can't Spot an AI Fake Face. Researchers Think They Can Teach You
A team of scientists from Australia, Canada and the UK are testing whether ordinary people can be trained to tell real human faces from AI-generated impostors. The early results are cautiously encouraging.
When the Help Desk Becomes the Front Door: AI-Assisted Social Engineering Hits Onboarding
IBM says 16% of breaches in 2025 involved attackers using AI. A lot of those calls land at the service desk, and new-hire onboarding is the softest spot.
UK's Under-16 Social Media Ban Turns Every Signup Into an Identity Checkpoint
Spring 2027 rules will force ID uploads or face scans at account creation. The IAM bill comes due — and so does the breach surface.