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Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach

Media | The Guardian · Josh Taylor Technology reporter · last updated

Video game chat platform tells users that driver’s licences and passports were among the forms of data accessed via a third-party customer service provider

Video game chat platform Discord has suffered a data breach, informing users that their personal information – including identity documents of those required to prove their age – were compromised.

The company stated last week that an unauthorised party had compromised one of Discord’s third-party customer service providers, leading to the access of “a limited number of users” who had been in contact with the customer service or trust and safety teams.

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