🔗 Share this article ID Photos of Seventy Thousand Members Potentially Were Leaked, Discord Says Discord reports it has in excess of 200 million active accounts worldwide Discord, the messaging platform popular with gaming communities, says that verified identity pictures of approximately 70,000 users may have been exposed after a online intrusion. Partner Company Targeted The platform, which has more than 200 million users worldwide, confirms that cybercriminals had compromised a company that was responsible for authenticating the age verification of its members but Discord's own systems was not compromised. Account holders can upload identification images to verify their age on Discord - a networking hub for players to interact and share files with others in the video game ecosystem. Range of Data Exposure The compromised details may involve personal information, partial credit card details and messages that were transmitted with the platform's support representatives. Complete payment card information was not, passwords, or messages and activity beyond conversations with Discord's customer support agents were compromised, the company said. Action Taken All impacted users have been contacted and Discord is coordinating with police agencies to examine the incident, it stated further. The company reported it has withdrawn the customer support provider's permissions for the infrastructure that was affected by the intrusion. Discord did not name the external provider involved. Divergent Reports Some digital analysts have asserted that the security incident was bigger than Discord has acknowledged. A official for Discord commented that those assertions are incorrect and "represent a scheme to extort payment" from the company. "We will not reward those behind their unauthorized deeds," the representative further stated. Value of Personal Data Online intruders frequently target individual details, which can command a high price on the black market for use in deceptive practices. Data such as entire names and official ID numbers is especially valuable because, in contrast to credit card details, it usually persists unaltered over time. Past Verification Steps Discord has earlier reinforced its age confirmation procedures in response to concerns that certain channels on the platform were being utilized to circulate pornographic and extremist material. Approximately 70,000 users compromised Third-party age verification provider targeted Fragmentary financial details potentially exposed Customer service communications may have been accessed Police participating in probe