70,000 government ID photos exposed in Discord user hack
Source: NBC News
Oct. 9, 2025, 7:08 PM EDT
Hackers may have stolen the government ID photos of around 70,000 Discord users, the company said Wednesday evening.
In a statement, Discord, the popular chat app, said the breach affected people who had contacted the platform’s customer support or trust and safety teams to verify their ages and that it was emailing the people whose information was accessed.
Discord users can be required to prove they are adults to use the platform, a process that can require them to upload their government ID cards, including driver’s licenses and passports.
In the update, Discord said that it was not directly hacked but rather that the data was stolen because hackers “compromised one of our third-party vendors.” Discord said that messages and activities were not breached and that it was working with law enforcement on investigating the matter. The company did not respond to a question about which third-party company it blames for the incident.
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