Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Discord disclosed on Wednesday that around 70,000 users may have had sensitive data — like their government ID photos — exposed after hackers breached a third-party vendor that the platform uses for age-related appeals.

A Discord user would make an “age-related appeal” if the platform suspects they may be underage, or if they live somewhere that requires identity verification for platform access. In those cases, users are asked to send a selfie holding their government ID and Discord username to the platform’s Trust & Safety team.