Discord Faces Potential Data Leak of 2.1 Million User Photos

Hackers have allegedly extorted Discord, threatening to expose sensitive user data taken during age verification. Over 2.1 million users are at risk, with photos including driver’s licenses and passports potentially leaked. The breach occurred on September 20th when Discord’s Zendesk database was compromised. While Discord claims a small number of users were impacted, they admitted to the data leak in a recent statement and promised to notify affected users via email.