ID Photos of Seventy Thousand Members Could Have Been Compromised, Discord Says
Discord, the messaging platform popular with video game players, announces that official ID photos of approximately 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a digital security breach.
Partner Company Targeted
The platform, which maintains more than 200 million users globally, confirms that digital intruders had breached a provider that helped to verify the ages of its users but the main application was not breached.
Account holders can upload official pictures to verify their age on Discord - a networking hub for gamers to chat and distribute materials with other members in the video game ecosystem.
Range of Data Exposure
The exposed information may involve personal information, partial credit card details and correspondence that were shared with the platform's support representatives.
Entire financial data remained secure, security codes, or messages and activity beyond conversations with Discord's customer support agents were exposed, the firm stated.
Response Measures
Each compromised user have been alerted and Discord is coordinating with authorities to investigate the matter, it mentioned additionally.
The platform reported it has terminated the customer support provider's entry into the platform that was targeted in the breach. Discord declined to identify the external provider compromised.
Conflicting Claims
Some internet observers have asserted that the security incident was bigger than Discord has disclosed.
A official for Discord stated that those assertions are inaccurate and "represent a scheme to coerce funds" from the company.
"We will not reward those responsible for their criminal activities," the representative continued.
Importance of Individual Details
Online intruders frequently target individual details, which can command a high price on the illegal marketplace for application for scams.
Information like full names and official ID numbers is particularly prized because, in contrast to financial data, it typically remains unchanged over time.
Earlier Protection Initiatives
Discord has in the past strengthened its age confirmation procedures in response to concerns that some servers on the platform were being used to distribute adult content and radical materials.
- Around 70,000 users impacted
- External identity confirmation company breached
- Fragmentary financial information could be compromised
- Help desk communications potentially were accessed
- Law enforcement participating in investigation
