Discord users suffer the first high-profile age-verification hack – and it’s unlikely to be the last

Discord has confirmed one of its third-party customer service providers suffered a security incident. As a result, the personal information of certain users was accessed – including government-issued IDs.

We have seen age verification laws launched around the world, including in the UK, US, and the EU. Many have been attempting to use the best VPNs as a way of avoiding age checks, citing their perceived cybersecurity risks.