Helpdesk Breaches Expose Age‑Verification IDs

Discord says roughly 70,000 users’ government ID photos may have been exposed after its customer‑support vendor was compromised, while an extortion group claims to hold 1.5 TB of age‑verification images. As platforms centralize ID checks for safety and age‑gating, third‑party support stacks become the weakest link. This shows policy‑driven ID hoards can turn into prime breach targets. — Mandating ID‑based age verification without privacy‑preserving design or vendor security standards risks mass exposure of sensitive identity documents, pushing regulators toward anonymous credentials and stricter third‑party controls.