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Discord Users Suffer the First High-Profile Age-Verification Hack – and It's Unlikely to Be the Last

A third-party customer service breach exposed limited personal data including government IDs and billing details of a small number of Discord users, the company said.

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A third-party customer service provider, used by Discord, has been hacked and sensitive user information accessed. Data includes IDs used for age verification.

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The Discord mail service indicates that an external provider has been compromised. hackers have thus been able to access user data, some of which are quite sensitive. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Security on the Internet is something that is constantly tested and does not always run cm of the intended results. The Discord has exposed a violation of data involving an external customer care provider, resulting in...

·Portugal
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Discord was the victim of a massive data leak following the hacking of one of its customer service providers, probably Zendesk. Sensitive information, including names, emails, and even identity documents, were stolen. The hackers then tried to blackmail the platform, which has since started to notify the users concerned.

Messaging platform Discord has confirmed that passport, ID, and driver's license information was leaked following a cyberattack targeting an external service provider. The company urged users to change their passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

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PC Mag broke the news in United States on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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