"Earlier this year, Discord began testing a new age-verification process in the United Kingdom that required users to scan their government-issued ID. That has come back to haunt both Discord and the users who shared that info, as a new report suggests that millions of people may have had their ID and other info exposed during a recent data hack."
"Cyber Security News' follow-up report puts the number of stolen government IDs at 2.1 million, and added that the final number of affected people may be approximately "5.5 million unique users across 8.4 million support tickets." The report adds that the hackers attempted to extort Discord with a total of 1.5 terabytes of stolen data, which potentially includes usernames, email accounts, IP addresses, and the last four digits of credit card numbers."
Discord tested a UK age-verification process requiring users to scan government-issued ID. A third-party provider, 5CA, that handled age verification and manual reviews was hacked. Discord said the government-issued ID of 70,000 users may have been exposed and that messages were not breached beyond customer support or trust and safety exchanges. Cyber Security News reported 2.1 million stolen government IDs and estimated about 5.5 million unique users across 8.4 million support tickets affected. Hackers attempted to extort Discord with 1.5 terabytes of stolen data potentially including usernames, emails, IP addresses, and the last four digits of credit cards. Discord stated full card numbers and CCV codes were not included and that it is working with law enforcement while notifying affected users by email. ID photographs could also be leaked.
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