Discord now says that 70,000 government IDs may have been leaked through a provider hack

Over the weekend, discord open That its users may have had their data compromised when a third-party service provider was hacked. At the time, the platform said that a “small number” of government ID cards may have been accessed illegally. But today, Claims It has been reported that the attackers obtained more than two million photos that were used for age verification purposes. In response the company He said About 70,000 users “may have been exposed to government ID images.” Other user data that could have been compromised includes “name, Discord username, email, and other contact details if provided to Discord customer support,” as well as a limited amount of billing information.

Engadget reached out to Discord for comment, but did not receive a response. However, Discord spokesperson Nu Wexler shared a statement about the issue with Edge He said some of the numbers published were “inaccurate” and came from the attackers.

“The numbers being shared are incorrect and part of an attempt to extort money from Discord,” Wexler said. “We will not reward those responsible for their illegal actions. We have contacted all affected users globally and continue to work closely with law enforcement, data protection authorities, and third-party security experts. We have secured the affected systems and terminated work with the compromised vendor.”