Discord Leak Suspect Searched 'Leak' on Classified Network, Faces Harsh Punishment

Classified documents were leaked on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, and were posted to at least two chatrooms. Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly oversaw the first chatroom where the leaks began. Teixeira held a top secret security clearance and allegedly began posting information about the documents online around December 2022, and photos of documents in January. It is unclear how the photos of the classified documents later ended up on a second Discord chatroom, known as End of Wow Mao Zone, in March. Discord is aware of Teixeira’s arrest and has cooperated with US law enforcement on the investigation.