It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
2026-04-19T20:52:12Z•7ef1644aed99a6f6f9055fed30d2c6cbb1034905286cf5f0edb315a4c60dd5ee
AI securityAnthropic MythosDDoSOpenAITelegramage‑verificationcritical infrastructurecybersecuritydata breachdeepfakesdisinformationfacial recognitionnation‑state actorsplatform abuseprivacyspywaresurveillancevulnerabilitieswarrantless surveillance
What happened
A Wired security roundup highlighting multiple urgent risks: Europe’s new age‑verification app was trivial to bypass, several large data breaches hit businesses, and coordinated DDoS and infrastructure attacks (including Iran‑linked operations) targeted critical systems. The reporting also spotlights pervasive surveillance and privacy abuses (Madison Square Garden, facial‑recognition glasses, Border Patrol merchandise), an accelerating deepfake nude crisis affecting students, continued platform misuse (Telegram hosting sanctioned marketplaces), and escalating AI‑related threats—Anthropic’s ‘My
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- 2026-04-19T20:52:12Z
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