EU Age-Check App Hacked in Under 2 Minutes, Sparking Privacy Alarm

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WIRED's security roundup highlights a wave of privacy and security incidents: an EU age-verification app with a vulnerability that could be hacked in under two minutes, major data breaches at Basic-Fit and Booking.com, Bluesky's DDoS outage, questionable ICE hiring checks, and other crypto and surveillance stories.
- It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App WIRED
- European age verification app to keep children safe online European Commission
- Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. politico.eu
- EU age verification app announced to protect children online DW.com
- Europe rolls out online age verification app to protect young people CNN
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