Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Disagreement Published On Wednesday, about 000,6 user’s sensitive data can be-such as their official ID photos, like the photos of photos, were exposed after violating the third-party vendor, which used the platform for age-related appeals.

If a Discard user may be younger or if they live somewhere they will create a “age-related application” if they need Identity verification For access to the platform. In this case, users are asked Send a selfie Their Government ID and platform’s trust and security groups are separated usernames.

Discord says it has contacted the infected users, whose exposed data can also include their IP addresses, which the user can publish the general region wherever they live.

According to the news site 404 mediaThis data violation can still be greater than the Discord report. Hackers claim that they have stolen valuable data of 1.5 terabytes, which can include more than 70,000 images. A spokesperson of a disagreement said Virz These claims are “incorrect and part of an attempt to earn money.”

Discord illustrates users’ data breach Concern These digital rights personnel have revealed about the use of age checks as a way to “safe” the Internet.

Age Verification ActFor which users need to upload sensitive information like government IDs published in this violation, usually in the United States about half of the United States, usually Website That host pornography. One of the most popular adult video site pornhubs has completely blocked traffic from these states to avoid implementing age checks.

UK Online Protection ActWhich was implemented in July, a wide range of platforms needed to verify the age of users including YouTube, Spotify, Google, X and Reddit.