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The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.
Discord disclosed on Wednesday that around 70,000 users may have had sensitive data — like their government ID photos — exposed after hackers breached a third-party vendor that the platform uses for … [+1531 chars]
The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.
The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.
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Discord has revealed that 70,000 of its users may have had their government IDs stolen in its recent security breach. The company is in the process of emailing impacted account holders.
Discord has revealed the potential extent of its recent security breach. The company stated in an updated press release that 70,000 members of its platform may have had their government IDs compromis… [+2110 chars]
A third-party service provider was compromised, and information from people who had communicated with Discord's customer support and trust and safety teams was exposed.
Hackers have stolen user information from Discord, the popular voice, video and text communication platform, through a third-party customer service provider, and government ID photos were among the i… [+3966 chars]
SonicWall has confirmed that attackers accessed cloud backup configuration files for all customers using its backup service exposing encrypted credentials and network configurations.
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The platform's breach could serve as a cautionary tale when it comes to age verification policies.
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<ul><li>A third-party service for customer support was hit.</li><li>About 70,000 users may ha… [+6398 chars]
Discord, the latest company to be hit with a data breach, is on the defensive after the group responsible for the attack made statements to Bleeping Computer regarding the extent of the intrusion. Because the company is refusing to pay a ransom demand, it cou…
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Communication platform provider Discord has admitted that around 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen as part of its recent data breach.…
No word on why the outsourced supplier was storing this data in the first placeCommunication platform provider Discord has admitted that around 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen as part of… [+88 chars]
No word on why the outsourced supplier was storing this data in the first place
Communication platform provider Discord has admitted that around 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen as part of its recent data breach.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre…
Communication platform provider Discord has admitted that around 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen as part of its recent data breach.
The breach, which Discord insists occurred at an unid… [+4206 chars]
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70,000 Discord users had government ID photos and private data exposed via a third-party vendor breach. See Discord's full response and critical security steps to protect your identity.
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