DAILY NEWS   |   INTERVIEWS   |   STOCKS   |   BLOGS   |   COMPANIES   |   EVENTS
Pindrop report finds 90 voice fraud attacks occur every minute
Coinciding with the release of deepfakes of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson endorsing opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn for the upcoming election, Pindrop, a company that specializes in voice security and authentication, reported that voice fraud – the newest form of deepfake technology – is a growing threat, with rates climbing more than 350 percent from 2014 to 2018 ... Read the whole story here.

Today's news coverage continues below. Thanks for reading.
Daily Biometrics News
Synaptics, Ping, Goodix among biometrics firms reporting major earnings gains, OneConnect files for IPO
Synaptics has reported net revenue up 15 percent sequentially for the first quarter of its fiscal year, ending September 30,...
 
International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics seeks papers for conference presentation
The 2020 International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF 2020) has issued a call for research papers in the areas...
Southeast Asian market sees growing interest in biometric payments and authentication
Almost half of consumers in Myanmar would use biometrics for payments and authentication, according to Visa’s most recent Consumer Payment...
 
Idex partners with Quest Payment Systems to expand use of biometric cards in Australasia
Idex Biometrics has partnered with Australian firm from Quest Payment Systems to introduce biometric smart cards to Australasia, the company...
Suprema recognizes biometrics collaborators’ excellence at global partner conference
The 10th Suprema Global Partner Program (SGPP) conference has concluded in Lisbon, Portugal, with 133 participants from 66 companies among...
 
Dermalog biometrics catch 88,000 fraudulent votes but no results yet in Afghanistan election
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission has postponed the announcement of results in the country’s presidential election, Reuters reports, though biometric voter...
Deployment starts for VSBLTY’s $10M facial recognition smart city contract with Mexico City
Partners VSBLTY and intelligent lighting solution provider Energetika have begun deploying their smart city security systems in Mexico City under...
 
Facial recognition systems for retail payment launched in Spain, trialed in Australia, company acquired
Australian fintech company RoyalPay is planning to bring facial recognition payments into the country’s mainstream commercial sector, The Sydney Morning...
Vision-Box expands in Portugal to triple production of airport biometric tech
Vision-Box has announced the opening of a new manufacturing and logistics factory and warehouse space in the Portuguese city of...
 
BehavioSec adds features to Behavioral Biometrics Platform to improve fraud detection
BehavioSec has added performance features to the BehavioSec Behavioral Biometrics Platform to speed up authentication and usability, the company announced....
Korean Air, Hamad Airport roll out biometric facial recognition for seamless travel experience
Facial recognition boarding is now available for Korean Air flights leaving at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, following a partnership with...
 
Idex Biometrics to supply dual-interface sensor for secure access card, reports Q3 amid changes
The biometric smart card market is coming online just as fingerprint companies transition their operations to survive the radical market...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
AI World & Cyber Security 2019
  November 14, 2019 - November 15, 2019
AI World 2019 London, UK November 14 – 15, 2019 Hilaris Conferences invites you to be a part of the...
Biometric Summit London 2019
  November 20, 2019 - November 20, 2019
Biometric Summit London 2019 London, UK November 20, 2019 The Biometric Summit London 2019 on Wednesday 20 November follows on...
Biometrics Institute Showcase Australia 2019
  November 20, 2019 - November 20, 2019
Biometrics Institute Showcase Australia 2019 Canberra, Australia November 20, 2019 The Biometrics Institute is proud to present its flagship Showcase...
ISC East 2019
  November 20, 2019 - November 21, 2019
ISC East 2019 New York City, NY November 20-21, 2019 The International Security Conference & Exposition East – also known...
All-over-IP 2019
  November 20, 2019 - November 22, 2019
All-over-IP 2019 November 20-22, 2019 Moscow, Russia All-over-IP 2019, to be held for the 12th time this year on November...