Discord, a global communication platform with more than 200 million users, confirmed on 3 October 2025 that a cyberattack exposed official government ID photos of tens of thousands of users. The incident occurred after hackers breached one of Discord's third-party customer service vendors responsible for handling age-verification appeals.
The Discord data breach 2025 did not directly compromise its main systems. Instead, the attackers exploited a vulnerability in the external provider's network. The leaked files may include ID photos, partial billing details, email addresses, and private messages between users and support agents.
