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> Discord said an unnamed third-party support provider it uses was
compromised, impacting some sensitive personal customer data.
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> A "small number" of images of government identification documents
such as drivers' licences and passports, from users who had appealed
Discord's age determination were accessed.
Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach
September data breach disclosed.
Juha Saarinen
itNews
Oct 7 2025 1:52PM
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/age-verification-ids-taken-in-discord-data-breach-620833
Discord said an unnamed third-party support provider it uses was
compromised, impacting some sensitive personal customer data.
A "small number" of images of government identification documents such
as drivers' licences and passports, from users who had appealed
Discord's age determination were accessed.
Discord has been contacted by iTNews for further details on how many
government ID document scans were taken in the breach that users were
notified of on September 20, US time.
Other data that may have been compromised include names, Discord user
names, email addresses and other contact details, if they were were
provided to the communication platform's customer support.
Furthermore, some billing information such as the last four digits on
credit cards, customer purchase histories, IP addresses, messages with
customer service agents, were also accessed.
Corporate data such as training materials, and internal presentation
were also accessed in limited numbers, Discord said.
The attacker sought to extort an unspecified ransom from Discord.
Discord did not disclose if it paid the ransom, nor did the company
provide details on how the third-party support provider was compromised.
Users whose data was compromised will be contacted via emaill only by
Discord.
Discord said its own systems were not compromised in the attack.
Meanwhile, the compromised third party has had its access to Discord's
ticketing system revoked.
Discord started up in 2015, as a voice and text communications service
for gamers using community servers and topic-specific channels.
It has since rocketed in popularity and, with further features such as
video, a subscription based file upload service named Nitro, reaching
into many other areas such as open source development, hobbyists and
corporate communication.
Discord claims to have over 200 million monthly users worldwide as of 2025.
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