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Discord hack shows dangers of online age checks as internet policing hopes put to the test
Sky news ^ | Oct 10 | Rowland Manthorpe

Posted on 10/10/2025 12:31:22 AM PDT by RandFan

Messaging platform Discord has said the official ID photos of around 70,000 users have been stolen by hackers.

The app, which is popular with gamers and teenagers, said the hackers targeted a firm responsible for verifying the ages of its users. Discord said its own platform was not breached.

The stolen data could include personal information, partial credit card numbers and messages with Discord's customer service agents, the firm said.

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So a Discord partner got hacked. Great. If the powers that be had their way they would make us have an ID and hand over more info to firms who outsource it and then get hacked

I think this kind of thing is a big blow to Digital ID.

Hopefully people wake up (and rise up)?

1 posted on 10/10/2025 12:31:22 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Truth


2 posted on 10/10/2025 1:07:02 AM PDT by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: RandFan

Discord said its own platform was not breached.

Yeah...so its all good! Continue to give us your data.

BS.

Digital ID is going to be a nightmare. Maybe it can be thwarted by creating fake ones...maybe by using hacked info!


3 posted on 10/10/2025 2:42:19 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: RandFan

I don’t know about other states, but the Az MVD digital online system is now handled by a third party, it didn’t used to be. I was in there the other day and there are tracking and data mining scripts from Facebook, Vimeo, and others who have absolutely no business in “secure” State Motor Vehicle business. If they are in there, it is NOT secure...


4 posted on 10/10/2025 2:53:04 AM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: RandFan

Digital ID! Just what we need, just bend over and give them all your information for it to be stolen and your life destroyed. Notice the fair payouts to those already damaged just with current levels of data required?


5 posted on 10/10/2025 3:22:47 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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It’s a huge concern isn’t it.


6 posted on 10/10/2025 4:23:43 AM PDT by RandFan
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It’s a huge concern isn’t it.

It really will be and the sheep do not understand….. yet when too later!

7 posted on 10/10/2025 6:04:08 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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