2.1M Discord users’ ‘deleted’ ID photos may be exposed in massive leak

Hackers who breached Discord’s Zendesk support system are reportedly extorting the platform after stealing 2.1 million users’ age-verification photos.

Discord is reportedly being extorted by hackers responsible for breaching a database containing the sensitive age verification data of more than 2.1 million users, who are threatening to leak it.

In a Wednesday X post, malware repository VX-Underground claimed Discord is being extorted by the individuals responsible for compromising their Zendesk instance, which contains user data. The data includes 2,185,151 photos used for the age verification of 2.1 million users, including pictures of driver’s licenses and passports.

“Discord users drivers license and/or passport might be leaked, “ VX-Underground said.

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