A major social media age verification platform, used by companies such as TikTok, Twitter, and Bumble, has exposed sensitive personal data, including IDs, Social Security Numbers, and driver’s license images, for over a year due to an exposed login. The exposure of administrative credentials potentially allows hackers to access this sensitive information, raising significant cybersecurity and privacy concerns. The data was harvested by malware in late 2022. The incident has sparked criticism of age verification laws, which mandate the collection of sensitive data, making it vulnerable to breaches.
ICYMI earlier this week. The identity verifier - that touts TikTok, Twitter, Bumble, and others on their "age verification" tab - has left everyone's government IDs and other extremely sensitive info wide open since literally before I've been working on age verification policy https://t.co/5HRd4CPlVa
Popular age verification service used by TikTok exposes people’s IDs and more https://t.co/hHrh14ha2o https://t.co/DYxXpW7EsX
I have been told since the beginning of the age verification debate that "it will never happen!" Because age verifiers are somehow magically immune from cyber risk or breaches or lazy staff. And that it will be done perfectly!!! Well the identity verifier used by TikTok,… https://t.co/ZaBGbmTNUC
Harvested by malware in late 2022. BEFORE Utah had a social media age verification law. Before Arkansas or other states. I have said since the beginning that an age verifier would expose everyone's ids, SSNs, face scans. This happened before I even dug into the issue. And it's… https://t.co/jnxqYT0D8c
They ADVERTISE that they're used for age verification laws. And they've left all this sensitive data exposed for over a year. https://t.co/k7hGrZ8MfQ https://t.co/5HRd4CPTKI
ID Verification is another path for exploitative tech companies to gather our personal information - and another chance for them to leave this info exposed to hacks. https://t.co/DqEb1ggCjE
Age verification laws force social media platforms to get your most sensitive information. The vendor for identity verification for the biggest platforms has exposed all this data - IDs, SSNs, names, and much more - for more than a year via an exposed login. https://t.co/5HRd4CPlVa
Many people love to simplify the social media age verification issue by making trite comments like “YOU SUPPORT KIDS WATCHING PORN?” when it’s criticized, but there are fundamental cybersecurity/privacy issues here. Check out Shosh’s analysis of breaking news on this. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZTgnjgygIw
Many people love to simplify the social media age verification issue by making trite comments like “YOU SUPPORT KIDS WATCHING PORN?” when it’s criticized, but there are fundamental cybersecurity and privacy issues here. Check out Shosh’s analysis of breaking news on this. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZTgnjgyOy4
Many people love to simplify the social media age verification issue by making trite comments like “YOU SUPPORT KIDS WATCHING PORN?” when it’s criticized, but there are fundamental cybersecurity & privacy issues here. Check out Shosh’s analysis of breaking news on this front. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZTgnjgygIw
A lot of people love to simplify the social media age verification issue by making comments like “YOU SUPPORT KIDS WATCHING PORN?” when it’s criticized, but there are fundamental cybersecurity and privacy issues here. Check out Shosh’s analysis of breaking news on this front. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZTgnjgygIw
NEW FROM ME FOR @RSI: Identity-verifier used by Big Tech amid mandates has made personal data easily accessible to hackers This is enormous news reported by @404mediaco @josephfcox https://t.co/4m0tbcFOdO Thread https://t.co/sET1ZE43F9
THREAD: Today’s @404mediaco story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like…
THREAD: Today’s @404media story detailing the exposure of administrative credentials to a major social media age verification platform, potentially allowing hackers to access sensitive data such as driver’s license images, is just more evidence that age verification bills like…
This is why age verification is a threat to everyone's privacy and safety. If we all have to upload our IDs to access online content, we're all less safe. Full stop. https://t.co/4Mu9sKG2ez