Microsoft says the25 Windows security updates are causing smart card authentication and certificate issues due to a change designed to strengthen the Windows Cryptographic Services.

A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet. The malware ...

Microsoft accidentally broke several things in the October 2025 Windows Update, but smart card authentication was not one of ...

Following a restart operation in Windows, the Microsoft Usbccid Smartcard Reader may show an error status and display an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Widespread consumer use of ``smart cards'' in financial transactions is three to seven years away in the United States, analysts predict. The wallet-sized plastic cards with ...