US EditionDiscord Faces Extortion After Breach Exposes User IDs
Hackers accessed data from a third-party vendor, exposing government ID photos of 70,000 users amid ransom demands, with Discord notifying all impacted users by email.
- A security breach at Discord exposed personal information, including government IDs, of approximately 70,000 users, according to spokesperson Nu Wexler.
- Discord confirmed that no full credit card numbers or passwords were compromised during the breach.
- The breach occurred through a third-party service used by Discord for customer support, which was accessed by a malicious actor.
- The cybercriminal group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is taking responsibility for the attack and has threatened to release leaked data online.
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Identity documents sent as part of an age verification process may have been stolen by pirates, and approximately 70,000 users would be involved.
Good morning! The Discord platform has been hit by a major data leak. The spoils: thousands of users' ID documents.
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