Discord reveals more on data breach - says 70,000 government ID photos may have been leaked

• Discord data breach tied to third-party support provider - likely Zendesk, not Discord itself
• Attackers claim 5.5 million user records and 2.1 million ID photos stolen during 58-hour access window
• Discord disputes figures, confirms 70,000 ID exposures, and refuses to pay extortion demands

Discord has revealed more details about the recent third-party data breach incident, including an estimate of the likely number of ID card photos stolen in the attack.

The company had warned its users about a potential data breach, saying a third-party customer support service provider was breached. “The unauthorized party then gained access to information from a limited number of users who had contacted Discord through our Customer Support and/or Trust & Safety teams,” Discord said at the time.

The identity of the attackers was not disclosed, but Discord did say that the crooks took personally identifiable data, contact information, some ...