Discord makes important changes to how users store data on the platform

"Discord is evolving its approach to embedded CDN URLs to create a safer and more secure experience for users. In particular, this will help our safety team restrict access to flagged content, thereby reducing the amount of malware distributed through our CDN," Discord said.

parents gettyimages 1245214641 a2181cea14b941e3922b0a24f1114634.jpg — Hackers often use Discord's CDN to host and distribute malware.

"There is no impact to Discord users sharing content in the client. Any links in the client will be automatically refreshed. If users are using Discord to host files, we recommend they find a more suitable service.”

Meanwhile, the messaging platform said it will continue to “work closely with the developer community on the transition” going forward.

Specifically, after the file storage change is implemented later this year, all links to data uploaded to Discord servers will expire (disable) after 24 hours. This makes it impossible for users to use Discord's CDN to store files permanently as before.

This is a much-anticipated move to address the cybercrime challenges Discord has faced on its platform, with its servers long known as a breeding ground for malicious activity.

Discord's permanent file storage capabilities are frequently abused to spread malware and steal data collected from compromised systems using webhooks.

According to a recent report by cybersecurity firm Trellix, Discord's CDN URLs were exploited by at least 10,000 malicious activities that delivered malware to infected systems, including malware downloaders, malware installation scripts, and more.

According to Trellix data, various malware families, including Agent Tesla, UmbralStealer, Stealerium, and zgRAT, have also used Discord webhooks over the past few years to steal sensitive information like credentials, browser cookies, and cryptocurrency wallets from compromised devices.

(According to BleepingComputer)

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