Discord CDN and API Exploits Drive Wave of Malware Detections

As per the researchers, the number of reported Discord malware detections has increased significantly since last year. Even users who have never interacted with Discord are at risk, even though the network is mostly utilized by gamers as Discord has a malware problem.

Discord develops servers, or unique groups or communities of people, who can communicate instantly via voice, text, and other media. 

According to research issued by Sophos, occurrences have increased 140 times since 2020. The major cause of the Discord spike is its content delivery network (CDN) and application programming interface (API), both of which have been exploited by cybercriminals. 

The CDN of Discord is being exploited to host malware, while its API is being utilized to exfiltrate stolen data and allow hacker command-and-control channels. 

Since Discord is extensively used by younger gamers who play Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox, most of the virus floating around involves pranking, such as using code to crash an opponent’s game, as per Sophos. However, the increase in data thieves and remote access trojans is more concerning, according to the report. 

“But the greatest percentage of the malware we found have a focus on credential and personal information theft, a wide variety of stealer malware as well as more versatile RATs. The threat actors behind these operations employed social engineering to spread credential-stealing malware, then use the victims’ ha

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