Iran’s Surveillance Regime Gets Hacked – Identity News Digest


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Hacking Group Claims to Have Iran’s Surveillance SecretsThe hacking group GhostSec claims that it has breached Iran’s “Fanap Behnama”, which it describes as a digital surveillance system used by the ruling regime to monitor citizens. GhostSec says it has 20GB of data including source code, and that the surveillance system includes facial recognition technology designed to operate through a Single Sign-On system used by the regime. Incode Teams Up With SimpelloIncode has entered into a strategic alliance with Simpello, the provider of an identity platform focused on the hospitality and retail sectors. Real ID is a federal ID standard that will be required from US travelers seeking to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities. But with the TSA now experimenting with accepting mDLs such as Apple’s digital ID, the organization wants to make sure that such innovation isn’t stifled when Real ID takes effect.