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Discord Faces Extortion After Breach Exposes User IDs
Hackers accessed government ID photos of 70,000 Discord users via a third-party customer service breach, while Discord denies paying ransom and notifies affected users.
- On October 3rd, Discord disclosed the incident involving Zendesk, revoked the vendor's access, launched an internal investigation, and is notifying affected users from noreply@discord.com.
- On September 20, the Zendesk instance was compromised, exposing data from users who submitted age-verification appeals routed through third-party support systems that aggregate identity documents.
- Discord responded that the larger figure is exaggerated; attackers claim 2,185,151 photos around 1.5 TB covering 2.1 million users, but Discord says around 70,000 users were exposed.
- Following the disclosure, affected users face risks of identity theft and scams, while hackers included a ransom demand to extort the platform, reports say.
- Amid growing age-verification laws, privacy advocates say mandates force platforms to store IDs, increasing breach risks, while experts highlight device-level parental controls and Concordium as safer alternatives.
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Over 70,000 government ID photos leaked in Discord data breach: Who’s affected and what Discord is saying
Discord confirmed a data breach affecting about 70,000 users, with government ID photos exposed through a third-party vendor. The company took immediate action, revoked access to the vendor, and is investigating the matter while advising users to remain vigilant against suspicious communications.
·New Delhi, India
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In the United States and the United Kingdom, age verification has begun to work, and both privacy and security are absent.
·Madrid, Spain
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