InfoSec News Nuggets 8/20/2024

The US wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking into ways it might use facial recognition technology to track the identities of migrant children, “down to the infant,” as they age, according to John Boyd, assistant director of the department’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), where a key part of his role is to research and develop future biometric identity…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 1/29/2024

Akira ransomware gang says it stole passport scans from Lush in 110 GB data heist  The Akira ransomware gang is claiming responsiblity for the "cybersecurity incident" at British bath bomb merchant. Akira says it has stolen 110 GB of data from the UK-headquartered global cosmetics giant, which has more than 900 stores worldwide, allegedly including "a lot of personal documents" such as passport scans. Passport scans are routinely collected to verify identities during the course of the hiring process,…
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