Currently, one of the threats associated with digital identity verification can often be found in the form of cyberattacks targeting third-party service providers linked to Discord, with the result that sensitive personal data belonging to nearly 70,000 users may have been exposed.
There has been a growing concern over the growing vulnerabilities surrounding databases created in compliance with online safety laws, which aim to protect minors, following the incident which affected a company responsible for managing customer support and mandatory age verification on behalf of the popular chat platform.
A number of cybersecurity experts claim that this incident is part of a larger surge in attacks exploiting these newly developed compliance-driven data repositories that have been discovered in recent years.
The company has confirmed that Discord’s infrastructure and systems are secure.
However, the compromised data is said to include government-issued ID documents like passports and driver’s licenses, as well as names, email addresses, and limited credit card information, among others. While the company maintains that no payment information or account passwords have been accessed, some customer support communications have been exposed as well.
During the past several months, a major cybersecurity breach has revealed a lack of trust on the part of third-party providers who are assi
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