A single unauthenticated connection gives attackers a full shell; credential theft observed in under three minutes on honeypot servers.

Brady Frey did not realize that his daughter lied about her age when she set up her Discord account. He only found out after ...

QuickSwap warns users after its Discord server was hacked by an unauthorized party. Risks, safety steps, and what it means ...

On X, Shou linked to a zip file with the leaked code. He is the CTO of Fuzzland and a dropout of the UC Berkeley Ph.D.

Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage. Sometimes a ...

WASHINGTON—Iran pulled off likely the most significant wartime cyberattack against the U.S. in history, leveraging its hacking powers to cause major disruptions at a global medical-equipment firm that ...

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Last week, Discord users reported seeing prompts to submit personal information to Persona, a third-party age-verification service. As Discord commits to universal age-verification, the new measures ...

What started as a security incident has continued to spiral. New details suggest the impact may be far larger than first believed. Users are now questioning how safe their accounts really are.

Starting in March, all Discord users will be switched to a "teen-appropriate experience" unless they can verify that they're an adult. The social platform is implementing age verification protocols ...