Discord says approximately 70,000 Discord users have had photos of their IDs stolen by hackers who are now attempting to extort the site. The hackers claim to have more than 2,185,000 photos, but Discord has denied that number, claiming the hackers are exagerating to extort a ransom. It's unclear what actions Discord intends to take at this time.

Earlier this year, Discord began testing a new age-verification process in the United Kingdom that required users to scan their government-issued ID. That has come back to haunt both Discord and the users who shared that info, as a new report suggests that millions of people may have had their ID and other info exposed during a recent data hack.

A small number of government‑ID images (e.g., driver’s license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination” were included in the leak, Discord informed users like me last week. According to a new report by 404 Media,

A recent Discord hack is proving that a lot of concerns over having to verify your age and identity were valid.

If you use the popular chatting platform Discord, in recent months, you may have been duped by a link from someone you thought was a friend. If you clicked, there’s a decent chance you are still locked out of your account. Because while hackers stepped ...