Discord faces leak that allegedly exposed user passwords

According to the information on the website Daily DarkWebA new leak in the Discord database hit the platform this Friday (20). The documents reveal that numerous official account passwords were leaked during the attack, adding another layer of suspicion about the social network’s protection system.

While little information is available so far, the content revealed by the portal suggests that the leak started after a cybercriminal encouraged a Discord employee to sign up for a fake website. The website is a form of phishing that literally tricks the employee and possibly gains unauthorized access to the platform’s servers.

For now, there are no details about the extent of the leak, such as the number of leaked passwords or the number of users affected. It is still important to change your account password and enable security steps such as two-factor authentication on the social network and other services where you use the same email.

Discord Database Reportedly Leaked

A recent leak allegedly exposed a Discord database that included official Discord account passwords as of December 2024. This raises significant concerns regarding user data security and vulnerabilities on the platform.https://t.co/SZ3Adw0a8e… pic.twitter.com/RGf71NLeAu

— Dark Web Intelligence (@DailyDarkWeb) December 19, 2024

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This isn’t the first time Discord has been involved in serious security issues. A similar situation occurred on the platform in May 2023; A company’s outsourced support representative was the target of a cyber attack and a lot of sensitive information was exposed.

A website that collected more than four billion private messages from users a few months ago has finally been shut down. Although the company says it is making efforts to improve the social network’s security levels, there still appear to be well-defined loopholes for malicious actors.

Regarding this latest leak, we still need to wait for events to develop to understand the extent of the problem. For now, Discord has not yet commented on what happened.