Discord Users' Ids And Data Compromised In Customer Service Provider Hack

One of Discord's third-party customer work providers has been infiltrated by an unauthorized statement who was capable to summation entree to users' information. Discord said it precocious discovered nan incident, which took spot connected September 20. The compromised information includes a "small number" of authorities IDs for illustration driver's licenses and passports, which immoderate users whitethorn person submitted to verify their ages. To beryllium clear, Discord itself wasn't hacked, and you would only beryllium affected by nan information breach if you've ever communicated pinch nan messaging service's Customer Support aliases Trust & Safety teams. That besides intends nan bad actors didn't get entree to your messages wrong nan service, conscionable immoderate you whitethorn person communicated pinch customer support.

Discord has been sending retired emails to group affected by nan breach, moreover those who person nary accounts but person contacted their support teams for immoderate reason. In nan email, nan work said that nan compromised accusation whitethorn see your existent name, your username if you person one, your email and different interaction details, nan past 4 digits of immoderate in installments paper associated pinch your relationship and your IP addresses. The work will besides specify successful nan email it sends you if immoderate ID you'd submitted has been compromised, which puts you astatine higher consequence of personality theft than different users. Discord clarified that nan breach would not person compromised your afloat in installments paper number, your beingness reside and your password.

The work said it quickly revoked nan provider's entree to its strategy aft learning astir nan breach and notified rule enforcement of nan incident. It besides said that it will "frequently audit [its] third-party systems" to guarantee they meet Discord's standards.