A cyberattack on a third party used by messaging service Discord has breached photos of users’ government IDs used by the platform for age verification purposes, the BBC reports. The breach occurred after a third party gained access to Discord’s systems through the platform’s customer support provider. Users’ personal information, including names, addresses, ID numbers and some credit card information shared with the company’s customer service, may have been compromised. Discord said it is working with law enforcement to investigate the scale of the cyberattack.
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