Discord Says 70,000 Users May Have Had Their Government IDs Leaked In Breach

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Discord has identified approximately 70,000 users that may have had their government ID photos exposed as part of a customer service data breach announced last week, spokesperson Nu Wexler tells The Verge. A tweet by vx-underground said that the company was being extorted over a breach of its Zendesk instance by a group claiming to have '1.5TB of age verification related photos. 2,185,151 photos.' In its announcement last week, Discord said that information like names, usernames, emails, the last four digits of credit cards, and IP addresses also may have been impacted by the breach. 'All affected users globally have been contacted and we continue to work closely with law enforcement, data protection authorities, and external security experts,' said Wexler. 'We've secured the affected systems and ended work with the compromised vendor. We take our responsibility to protect your personal data seriously and understand the concern this may cause.'

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