Discord Data Breach 2023: A Comprehensive Analysis
Starting on Monday, Discord has been reaching out to users affected by a data breach disclosed earlier this year to let them know what Personal Identifying Information (PII) was exposed in the incident. The breach stemmed from a security breach at a third-party service provider detected on March 29, involving the compromise of an account belonging to a customer support agent. This incident was subsequently disclosed on May 12 through emails sent to potentially affected individuals. The attackers gained access to the agent's support ticket queue, user email addresses, messages they exchanged with Discord support, and support ticket attachments. In response, Discord says it swiftly reacted to the compromise of the support account by promptly deactivating it after learning of the incident.
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