Approximately 70,000 government ID photos of Discord users may have been exposed in a data breach that took place earlier this month, the platform confirmed.
According to Discord, the data breach was the result of a cyber attack in which the hackers targeted a firm responsible for reviewing the platform’s age-related appeals, rather than a breach of Discord’s core systems. They further said that this incident only impacted a “limited number of users” who had communicated with Discord’s Customer Support or Trust & Safety teams in the past.
As per Discord’s press release, the compromised data may have included not only government ID photos but also personal information, partial payment details, and messages exchanged with Discord’s customer support team.
Details like full credit card numbers, CCV codes, passwords, and any messages outside of those exchanged with Discord’s customer support were not compromised in the breach, as claimed by the company.
“As soon as we became aware of this attack, we took immediate steps to address the situation,” the statement reads. “This included revoking the customer support provider’s access to our ticketing system, launching an internal investigation, engaging a leading computer forensics firm to support our investigation and remediation efforts, and engaging law enforcement.”
Discord has recommended that users who were impacted in this recent data leak remain cautious of any received messages or other forms of communication that may seem suspicious.