Discord says 70,000 users had government IDs exposed in third-party breach

Approximately 70,000 Discord users had their government ID photos stolen in a data breach involving a third-party customer support provider. The hackers also claimed to have stolen over 2 million age verification images and access to personal and payment information, prompting investigations. #Discord #DataBreach

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The breach affected around 70,000 Discord users, with government-ID photos stolen.
The incident was caused by a third-party customer service vendor, not a direct attack on Discord.
Hackers claimed to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of age verification images and additional data.
Discord has secured affected systems and ceased use of the compromised vendor.
The stolen data includes personal details, messages, billing information, and internal materials.