Discord has postponed its global age verification plans after intense user backlash over privacy, data handling, and third-party vendor risks. The company now aims to rebuild trust and transparency before any future rollout.
Discord suspends its controversial age verification rollout after fierce community backlash, opting for a delayed launch with new verification methods and pledges of transparency.
The “duer-js” NPM package secretly delivered the Bada Stealer infostealer to Windows users and Discord communities, exposing sensitive data and highlighting the risks of supply chain attacks in open-source software.
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Discord’s radical new policy will restrict all accounts to teen safety mode unless users verify their age, raising questions about privacy, data security, and the future of online anonymity.
Discord’s new global policy forces users to verify their age with a selfie or government ID, sparking privacy concerns and community outrage amid rising legal pressure to protect minors online.
A wave of bomb threats and false alarms rocked Hungary and Romania, but police say the culprits weren’t terrorists—they were teenagers. Investigators reveal how Discord and doxxing fueled a high-stakes swatting campaign that left communities on edge.
A new breed of malware is infiltrating Discord communities, silently swapping crypto wallet addresses at the moment of transaction. Our investigation reveals how attackers engineer trust and stealth to drain digital assets from unsuspecting users.
SolyxImmortal is a Python-based infostealer leveraging Discord for covert data exfiltration and surveillance. Now available on cybercrime channels, it marks a new era in stealthy, accessible malware.
A trio of npm packages, posing as Bitcoin libraries, secretly delivered NodeCordRAT malware to steal credentials and crypto wallet data via Discord. Experts warn this marks a new wave of supply chain attacks targeting developers and crypto users.
Arkanix Stealer is a fast-evolving malware spreading through Discord, targeting VPN, Wi-Fi, and browser credentials, and signaling a new era of organized cybercrime.