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<blockquote>“Any system can be hacked—this is no longer a secret.”

― ''Dan Kaminsky, Security Researcher and DNS Expert''</blockquote>There is no such thing as a system that is unable to be breached,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aj |first= |date=Sep 7, 2025 |title=Why “Unhackable” Systems Don’t Exist: Lessons from the Frontlines |url=https://osintteam.blog/why-unhackable-systems-dont-exist-lessons-from-the-frontlines-6fd517d117ba |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=osintteam.blog}}</ref> and IDs are a valuable product that malicious actors are incentivized to hijack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weissmann |first=Shoshana |date=May 22, 2023 |title=If platforms are required to have your government IDs and face scans, hackers and enemy governments can access them too |url=https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=RStreet}}</ref> These 2 facts tend to lead to an increase in attempted security breaches. As an example, in late September 2025, attackers breached [[Discord]]'s 3rd-party customer service portal,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006163040/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=Discord}}</ref> leading to an estimated 70,000 photo IDs for the United Kingdom being stolen from the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Troy |date=2025-10-04 |title=X |url=https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1974558088847102289}}</ref>

― ''Dan Kaminsky, Security Researcher and DNS Expert''</blockquote>There is no such thing as a system that is unable to be breached,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aj |first= |date=Sep 7, 2025 |title=Why “Unhackable” Systems Don’t Exist: Lessons from the Frontlines |url=https://osintteam.blog/why-unhackable-systems-dont-exist-lessons-from-the-frontlines-6fd517d117ba |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=osintteam.blog}}</ref> and IDs are a valuable product that malicious actors are incentivized to hijack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weissmann |first=Shoshana |date=May 22, 2023 |title=If platforms are required to have your government IDs and face scans, hackers and enemy governments can access them too |url=https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=RStreet |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205235858/https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref> These 2 facts tend to lead to an increase in attempted security breaches. As an example, in late September 2025, attackers breached [[Discord]]'s 3rd-party customer service portal,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006163040/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=Discord}}</ref> leading to an estimated 70,000 photo IDs for the United Kingdom being stolen from the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Troy |date=2025-10-04 |title=X |url=https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1974558088847102289}}</ref>

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 <blockquote>“Any system can be hacked—this is no longer a secret.”
-― ''Dan Kaminsky, Security Researcher and DNS Expert''</blockquote>There is no such thing as a system that is unable to be breached,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aj |first= |date=Sep 7, 2025 |title=Why “Unhackable” Systems Don’t Exist: Lessons from the Frontlines |url=https://osintteam.blog/why-unhackable-systems-dont-exist-lessons-from-the-frontlines-6fd517d117ba |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=osintteam.blog}}</ref> and IDs are a valuable product that malicious actors are incentivized to hijack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weissmann |first=Shoshana |date=May 22, 2023 |title=If platforms are required to have your government IDs and face scans, hackers and enemy governments can access them too |url=https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=RStreet}}</ref> These 2 facts tend to lead to an increase in attempted security breaches. As an example, in late September 2025, attackers breached [[Discord]]'s 3rd-party customer service portal,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006163040/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=Discord}}</ref> leading to an estimated 70,000 photo IDs for the United Kingdom being stolen from the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Troy |date=2025-10-04 |title=X |url=https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1974558088847102289}}</ref>
+― ''Dan Kaminsky, Security Researcher and DNS Expert''</blockquote>There is no such thing as a system that is unable to be breached,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aj |first= |date=Sep 7, 2025 |title=Why “Unhackable” Systems Don’t Exist: Lessons from the Frontlines |url=https://osintteam.blog/why-unhackable-systems-dont-exist-lessons-from-the-frontlines-6fd517d117ba |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=osintteam.blog}}</ref> and IDs are a valuable product that malicious actors are incentivized to hijack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weissmann |first=Shoshana |date=May 22, 2023 |title=If platforms are required to have your government IDs and face scans, hackers and enemy governments can access them too |url=https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |access-date=Oct 22, 2025 |website=RStreet |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260205235858/https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/if-platforms-are-required-to-have-your-government-ids-and-face-scans-hackers-and-enemy-governments-can-access-them-too/ |archive-date=5 Feb 2026}}</ref> These 2 facts tend to lead to an increase in attempted security breaches. As an example, in late September 2025, attackers breached [[Discord]]'s 3rd-party customer service portal,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006163040/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-06 |access-date=2025-10-07 |website=Discord}}</ref> leading to an estimated 70,000 photo IDs for the United Kingdom being stolen from the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunt |first=Troy |date=2025-10-04 |title=X |url=https://x.com/troyhunt/status/1974558088847102289}}</ref>
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