27 Sep Cybercriminal Gangs Invade Discord. The Growing Threat To Gamers.
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Sausalito, Calif. – Sep. 27, 2024
Cybercriminal gangs are infiltrating popular online community platform Discord to plan their schemes and teach a new generation of hackers, according to a 2024 report by Intel 471 that was first shared with Axios.
Hackers have long used members-only online forums to discuss their activities, but the use of Discord shows these conversations are now taking place on more mainstream social media platforms — and moderators are having a hard time keeping up.
The report details how hackers are recruiting and obfuscating their schemes on Discord. Jeremy Kirk, executive editor, Cyber Threat Intelligence at Intel 471, recently joined Cybercrime Magazine Podcast host David Braue to discuss why this is happening, the threat it poses to gamers, and more.
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