Discord breach may have exposed 70,000 government IDs and data of 5.5 million users
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Hackers claim to have stolen data of 5.5 million Discord users from the company's Zendesk support system, including government IDs and partial payment info, but Discord denies a breach and suggests the attack involved a compromised third-party support account. The hackers demand ransom and threaten to leak the data if not paid, while Discord states they will not reward illegal actions.
- Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users BleepingComputer
- ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says BBC
- Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach The Guardian
- Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach The Verge
- Discord now says 70,000 government IDs may have leaked in provider hack Engadget
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