Discord continues to be a breeding ground for malicious activity by hackers and now APT groups, with it commonly used to distribute malware, exfiltrate data, and targeted by threat actors to steal authentication tokens.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/discord-still-a-hotbed-of-malware-activity-now-apts-join-the-fun/

Discord still a hotbed of malware activity — Now APTs join the fun

Discord continues to be a breeding ground for malicious activity by hackers and now APT groups, with it commonly used to distribute malware, exfiltrate data, and targeted by threat actors to steal authentication tokens.

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@BleepingComputer I never got the discord hype.

It's just IRC with memes.

@GreenKnight23 @BleepingComputer it replaced group texts for my gaming groups. You can also do voice chats during gaming sessions. I imagine not everyone has a use case for it.