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(Fucking paywall article)
Summary
A catastrophic data breach at Discord's third-party vendor Zendesk has exposed sensitive user information, including ID documents and selfies uploaded for age verification[^1][^2]. At least 70,000 people were impacted by the breach, with hackers leaking users' driver's licenses, approximate locations, real names, and emails[^2].
The hackers are attempting to extort Discord and have already shared leaked selfies of users posing with their IDs in a Telegram group, along with a spreadsheet containing detailed information on a thousand users[^2].
This breach validates critics' concerns about tech companies collecting sensitive identity documents, particularly in light of recent age verification requirements in countries like the UK[^2]. As one security expert notes in Gadgeteer, "a password is easy to change, but an ID document is often a nightmare to change, and the ID number anyway stays the same"[^4].
Discord says it is working with affected users and authorities but won't give in to the hackers' demands[^2].
[^1]: 404 Media - The Discord Hack is Every User's Worst Nightmare [^2]: The Flagship Eclipse - Discord Suffers Major Hack Making Users' Worst Nightmare Come True [^4]: Gadgeteer - The Discord Hack is Every User's Worst Nightmare — Why Uploaded IDs are a Problem