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PHOTO: JOHN MARSHALL MANTEL/ZUMA PRESS
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Microsoft agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a data-breach suit related to a hack that affected its Nuance business. Nuance is a speech-recognition service Microsoft bought in 2022. In 2023, hackers conducted a wide-spread campaign to break into file-transfer technology known as MoveIt from Progress Software, including MoveIt systems used by Nuance.
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More than 1.1 million people had their personal data compromised in the Nuance incident, including medical patients.
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Dozens of lawsuits were filed against Progress and its MoveIt customers, many of which were consolidated in federal court in Massachusetts and remain underway. (The Register)
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Identity-verification company Clear is deploying new technology that aims to move paying members more quickly through airport lanes. Clear is installing biometric “eGates” where passengers scan their boarding passes and let the system use biometrics to match travelers’ faces to their IDs and boarding passes.
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The eGate pilot program is now live at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are due to roll out the program in the next month. (WSJ)
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Passkeys, explained: Passkeys work by using a pair of unique mathematical values—a private key securely stored on the device you are using and a public key on the website or app you are connecting to. The site or app can determine whether you have the right private key, and if so, log you in. You authorize this exchange by entering a master password or PIN or by using your face or a fingerprint scan. Read the full WSJ story for five key questions to ask.
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