It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
2026-04-18T20:52:15Z•7ca175de3f6048d4898b95cc4a388f957d4004fb44e5ac86b336cbc1257ebce5
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What happened
WIRED security roundup: researchers demonstrated they can hack the EU’s new “anonymous” age‑verification app in roughly two minutes, exposing serious bypass and privacy flaws. The collection also details major data breaches (a gym chain and a hotel giant), a disruptive DDoS against Bluesky, Telegram continuing to host a sanctioned $21B crypto‑scam marketplace, and Iran‑linked digital sabotage of US energy and water infrastructure. Additional coverage highlights the deepfake nude crisis impacting hundreds of students, pervasive surveillance at Madison Square Garden, contested efforts to extend
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- 2026-04-18T20:52:15Z
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