Discord: A Gamer’s Paradise Turned Hacker’s Playground – Why Your Fortnite Teammate Might Be Your Least Concern

Discord: a paradise for gamers, a playground for hackers. The platform is now a hotbed of Discord Malware Distribution, with digital desperados exploiting its CDN and webhooks to deliver malware and snatch your passwords. So next time you’re on Discord, remember amidst the virtual fun,…

Hot Take:

What do hackers and teenagers have in common? An unhealthy obsession with Discord. This gaming-focused chat platform has gone from a haven for passionate Among Us debates to a playground for advanced persistent threat (APT) hackers. With Discord's security measures proving as effective as a chocolate teapot, threat actors are having a field day distributing malware, stealing passwords, and exfiltrating data. So, next time you open Discord, remember: It's not just your teammate in Fortnite you need to worry about, it's the cybercriminal lurking in the shadows too.

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