The OpenID Foundation will launch formal conformance testing in February 2026 for three critical digital identity standards, OpenID for Verifiable Presentations, OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance, and the High Assurance Interoperability Profile, providing a unified framework for global interoperability, Security Brief United States reports.
Threat actors have been able to continuously conduct cryptocurrency heists using encrypted vault backups pilfered in a cyberattack against LastPass three years ago, Security Affairs reports.
IT Brew reports that a concerning and scalable social engineering threat dubbed "payroll pirate" attacks is targeting corporate help desks to hijack employee pay.
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