"I got a strange email from Discord last Friday at the very end of the work day informing me of "a recent security incident on September 20 involving your personal data." It said personal info related to my account had been compromised, but not full credit card info or my personal address. The email made it seem like only a small number of people were impacted and simply told me to "stay alert" about any suspicious emails I might get."
"'A small number of government‑ID images (e.g., driver's license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination' were included in the leak, Discord informed users like me last week. According to a new report by 404 Media, the hackers responsible gloated in a Telegram group that they actually had 1.5TB of users' personal data. Discord admitted to last night that it actually believes up to 70,000 users may have had their government IDs breached. There's already a class-action lawsuit being filed in California."
Discord sent late notice about a September 20 security incident affecting personal data. The notice claimed limited impact and said full credit card details and addresses were not exposed. Hackers later boasted in a Telegram group of holding 1.5TB of user data, and Discord now believes up to 70,000 users may have had government ID images breached. A class-action lawsuit is being filed in California. Legal requirements such as the UK's Online Safety Act that force age verification with selfies and government IDs increase user exposure. Critics warn mandated online ID checks create surveillance and censorship risks and put identities at greater risk.
Read at Kotaku
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