Katsh Digital ID, Glendale, CA (2025)

11/26/2025

Black Friday Is Coming – And So Are the Scammers
Online shopping is at an all-time high, and so are digital scams.

A recent Pew Research Center report found that 85% of U.S. adults believe online scams are a problem, including 50% who say they’re a major problem (Pew Research Center, 2025).

Even more concerning:
36% of Americans have purchased an item online that never arrived or was counterfeit – and 12% experienced this just in the past year (Pew Research Center, 2025).

And according to the FTC, online shopping fraud cost Americans $434.4 million in 2024, with a median loss of $130 (FTC, 2024).

So as you hunt for deals, here’s how to stay safe.

Quick Tips to Protect Yourself This Black Friday

1. Don’t click deals sent via text or DM
A huge percentage of scams begin with phishing links designed to steal credentials or payment info.
Go directly to the retailer’s website instead.

2. Only shop on sites with “https” and verified payment gateways
Secure websites encrypt your information before sending it across the internet.

3. Avoid saving your credit card on websites
If a retailer gets breached, so do the stored cards.
(387,000 online shopping fraud reports were filed in 2024, FTC data shows.)

4. If a deal looks “too good to be true,” it is.
Counterfeit and never-delivered items are the top scam type.
Younger adults (under 30) are hit hardest, with 42% reporting they’ve experienced these scams (Pew Research Center, 2025).

5. Freeze your credit if you’re worried
A credit freeze is free and prevents scammers from opening accounts in your name.

While scams evolve, the easiest paths attackers use – passwords, text codes, and personal details – remain the weakest links.

A safer internet starts with safer identity.
Stay sharp, stay safe, and happy deal-hunting.

Learn more about how KATSH.ID's mission to build an ephemeral, privacy-first biometric identity that never stores or retains your information.
Visit KATSHID.com

11/20/2025

A massive cybersecurity breach at Conduent Inc. has exposed the personal information of more than 10.5 million people across the United States. The attack began in October 2024, but Conduent did not detect it until January 2025 and did not notify individuals until October 2025.

The stolen data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and sensitive medical and insurance information. Texas was hit especially hard, with an estimated 4 million residents affected. This incident is now ranked as the eighth-largest data breach in U.S. history.

Conduent says it has found no evidence of misuse, but it is not offering identity protection services. Individuals are simply advised to request credit reports or consider placing a credit freeze.

KATSH.ID Insights
The Conduent breach highlights the growing weakness of traditional identity systems that depend on storing large amounts of personal data. Centralized databases create single points of failure, and static identifiers like Social Security numbers can be stolen and reused indefinitely.

This event underscores why identity must shift toward approaches that verify the human, not the device and not stored data. When identity relies on something you are and is verified dynamically, there is no sensitive information sitting in a database waiting to be breached.

This is exactly the future KATSH.ID is building: a human-centered identity layer that does not store biometric images, does not depend on credentials, and does not create exploitable data troves. With breaches growing larger and happening more often, the world needs authentication that remains with the person and cannot be replicated or leaked.

Learn more about our mission at KATSHID.com

11/14/2025

KATSH.ID Placed First in Regionals. Thanks to YOU!

KATSH.ID Tops the Chart in North America’s Founders Live Prime Time Pitch Challenge - Backed by Hustle Fund

Over 660 people voted to support our vision of bringing human-first identity to the world – further backing our vision on the importance and right to distinguish between AI and real humans. YOUR HAND IS ALL YOU NEED!

As the regional (North America) winner, we’ve been invited to pitch at Founders Live Prime Time 2025, the global competition where top startups from around the world showcase their innovation.

Will you join us?
North America Livestream:
Tuesday, December 2 at 5 PM PST

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who voted, shared, and believes in our mission to verify the human, not the device.

The future of identity is in your hand – literally!

Learn more about our mission at KATSHID.COM

11/11/2025

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, sacrifice, and integrity.

At KATSH.ID, we’re inspired by their dedication to protecting what matters — and we carry that same mission into the digital world: safeguarding identity and trust for all.

Thank you to our veterans.

11/06/2025

KATSH.ID is competing in the Founders Live Prime Time Challenge! We’re building a future where identity begins with the human. Not devices, passwords, or codes. Just you.

WATCH, VOTE & SHARE!
👉 https://primetime.founderslive.com/pitches/santa-monica-katshid

Voting closes November 10 — your support could make all the difference.

10/30/2025

Will You Support Us With Your Vote?

KATSH.ID HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOUNDERS LIVE PRIME TIME CHALLENGE.

This is your chance to help us bring our vision forward.
Let's put identity security where it belongs - in your hands.

We’re incredibly proud of our team, deeply thankful to our mentors, and investors and for everyone who has supported us along the way.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS TO US!

If you believe the future of identity should start with you the Human — not passwords or devices — your vote matters!

PLEASE SHARE THE CHALLENGE AND FORWARD IT

Voting closes November 10 — every vote counts!

Click the link below to VOTE!

https://primetime.founderslive.com/pitches/santa-monica-katshid

10/14/2025

🚀 Big News: KATSH.ID is now an official partner of the NVIDIA Inception Program!

We’re proud to join a global community of top AI startups supported by one of the world’s most influential tech leaders.

This partnership gives us access to advanced AI infrastructure, cloud resources, cutting-edge tools, and NVIDIA’s expansive network of investors and industry partners, turbocharging our innovation and growth.

With global cybercrime expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion this year (yes, you read that right), our AI-driven, bio-centric and device-agnostic biometric technology is an absolute necessity.

Partnering with NVIDIA marks a major milestone in our mission to redefine security and identity.

The future is here - and we're building it.

Stay tuned. Big updates are on the horizon for KatshID.com

10/08/2025

Cybercrime is scaling faster than legitimate business!

According to RDCS, cybercrime is projected to cost the world $10.5 trillion by 2025 — growing at 15% per year, while cybersecurity spending lags behind by nearly 50x.

That means, if cybercrime were a country, it would have the third-largest economy in the world, behind only the U.S. and China.

AI is accelerating this imbalance — automating attacks, generating hyper-personalized phishing campaigns, and helping criminals breach networks at scale. Small and mid-sized businesses are paying the price:

60% close within six months of a breach
Average losses top $25,000 per incident
92% have no dedicated cybersecurity budget

At this rate, the “digital divide” isn’t just about access — it’s about defense.
The future of business security will depend on AI-powered protection that keeps up with AI-powered crime.

Source: https://rdcstech.com/10-5-trillion-cybercrime-industry/

09/30/2025

Salesforce AI Hack Exposes a Bigger Problem!

Noma Security’s discovery of ForcedLeak, a prompt injection attack that targeted Salesforce’s Agentforce platform, shows just how quickly attackers are adapting to exploit AI-powered systems.

Here’s what happened:
- A malicious payload slipped into Salesforce’s Web-to-Lead forms could trick AI agents into exfiltrating sensitive CRM data.
- An expired, trusted Salesforce domain left the door open for attackers to quietly receive that data.
-The attack had a high chance of going undetected.

This incident is a warning: as enterprises integrate AI agents into critical workflows, they are also multiplying their attack surface. CRM data, customer trust, and brand reputation all hang in the balance.

At KATSH.ID, we see the lesson clearly: identity and access management must evolve in sync with AI adoption. Securing the digital economy requires trusted, fraud-resistant digital identities that keep both people and machines in check.

The AI-driven economy will only thrive if digital identities are trusted, resilient, and fraud-resistant. That’s the future KATSH.ID is building.

Source: https://www.securityweek.com/salesforce-ai-hack-enabled-crm-data-theft/

09/23/2025

The U.S. Secret Service recently dismantled a massive SIM server network in the New York tristate area, seizing over 300 devices and 100,000 SIM cards. This network was capable of carrying out anonymous threats, disrupting cell towers, enabling denial-of-service attacks, and facilitating covert communication between nation-state actors and criminal enterprises. The operation coincided with the UN General Assembly, highlighting the potential for serious disruption to critical telecommunications.

KATSH.ID Insights:
This incident underscores how fragile our communication infrastructure remains and how identity is at the core of both the threat and the solution. Criminals and nation-state actors exploit anonymity to launch large-scale attacks, proving once again that static systems and weak verification methods are not enough. At KATSH.ID, we believe future security lies in strong, verifiable digital identities that remove anonymity for bad actors while preserving trust and privacy for individuals and organizations.

09/09/2025

The Salesloft Drift breach is a wake-up call!

Mandiant’s investigation confirmed attackers stole OAuth tokens and used them to access Salesforce, Slack, AWS, and more, affecting companies from Cloudflare to Palo Alto Networks.

The lesson?
Tokens = risk. Once stolen, they grant attackers the same trust as the app itself.

KATSH.ID Insights: Unlike token-based systems, KATSH.ID eliminates this risk by tying identity directly to the individual, not to credentials or access tokens that can be stolen.

09/05/2025

Hackers Exploit OAuth Weaknesses in Latest Jaguar Land Rover Breach

Hackers linked to Scattered Spider and Lapsus$ have claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, disrupting production and sales. The group shared evidence on Telegram and is reportedly attempting to extort the company. This attack follows a series of breaches across UK retailers earlier this year, many of which exploited stolen credentials and OAuth tokens.

KATSH.ID Insight:�This incident underscores how vulnerable traditional, token-based authentication methods remain. Once an OAuth token is stolen, attackers can move freely inside systems without raising alarms. At KATSH.ID, we’ve built a different model, one that eliminates reliance on credentials and tokens altogether. By tying authentication directly to a verified individual through KATSH.ID, we remove one of the most common entry points for large-scale breaches.

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