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Hackers steal millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in "deliberate, multi-stage attack" on security service Double Counter

Gaming chat app Discord has suffered another user data breach, with a suspected 1 million email addresses stolen alongside (potentially many more) user IDs and IP addresses. While Discord was not targeted directly, third party security service Double Counter have reported a "deliberate, multi-stage attack" wherein…

Hackers steal millions of Discord IDs and email addresses in "deliberate, multi-stage attack" on security service Double Counter
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Gaming chat app Discord has suffered another user data breach, with a suspected 1 million email addresses stolen alongside (potentially many more) user IDs and IP addresses. While Discord was not targeted directly, third party security service Double Counter have reported a "deliberate, multi-stage attack" wherein…

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Published
10/07/2026 12:45
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10/07/2026 14:13
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