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.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed lawsuits against cryptocurrency asset trading platforms Morocoin Tech, Cirkor, and Berge Blockchain Technology, as well as investment clubs AI Wealth, AI Investment Education Foundation, Lane Wealth, and Zenith Asset Tech Foundation over their purported involvement in a investment scam that exfiltrated over $14 million between January 2024 and January 2025, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed dismantling web3adspanels[.]org domain and database powering a nearly $14.6 million bank account takeover scheme, as part of an international law enforcement operation co-led with Estonia, reports The Hacker News.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that grocery delivery service Instacart will provide $60 million in refunds to resolve claims alleging its involvement in multiple deceptive tactics, BleepingComputer reports.
Axis Communications has become the first major surveillance camera manufacturer to sign the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Secure by Design pledge, according to Cybersecurity Dive.
