The popular online chat service has announced that it will be asking everyone to make the changes. “Over the coming weeks,” all Discord usernames will need to be changed, according to an official announcement from the company behind the popular online chat service. The platform allows people to form and join groups based on various different kinds of interest. There are currently an estimated 150 million active users on the platform worldwide. They will all need to change their Discord usernames in the coming weeks. This will allow the platform…
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QR code login scam threatens Discord user security
The popular gaming messenger service has cautioned its users about the risk of pwned accounts. Discord has altered parts of its quick response code-based login system following reports of a QR code login scam. A number of the service’s users have warned that the previous version had suffered scammer abuse. The old system reportedly was being used by scammers attempting to gain user account access. Discord implemented changes to overcome prior vulnerabilities to the feature that was first launched in December. It didn’t take long before the strategy fell victim…
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