EU age verification app hacked, 2 minute How to posted
johanstokking
73 points
28 comments
April 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (8 comments)
raverbashing
"hacked" And then this person says the pin shouldn't be encrypted (but I bet if this was otherwise they would be complaining as well) I think scrutiny over the apps are fine, but treating every issue with the same brush is not > this product will be the catalyst for an enormous breach at some point Breach of what exactly is not clear since most information never leaves the phone
jeroenhd
That's not the real age verification app (there is no "EU app", every member state releases their own), it's the proof of concept that was made to demonstrate the system. This stuff is also why the EU doesn't want the app to run on rooted devices. I don't believe there's a way to pass Strong Integrity yet, as the app doesn't support the hackable Android 8 software attestation.
spwa4
Shows yet again: apps are secure because people check them. And politicians will avoid it at all costs for the same reason: it exposes them to being blamed for mistakes.
fvv
There's one thing "the hackers" haven't considered, though! It's illegal to hack an app in the EU, so the problem of bypassing age verification by hacking saved files doesn't arise at all! /s
izacus
So this "hack" is basically reading app storage on a rooted phone? Wow.
karussell
Link to the code (I think?): https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android...
walletdrainer
This is a very dishonest title OP came up with.
redeeman
isnt it just a little bit funny that all this age verification is coming everywhere all at once