An unauthorized party targeted our third-party customer support services to access user data, with a view to extort a financial ransom from Discord,' it says.

A Discord spokesperson said the breach occurred through a third-party service it uses for customer support.

Tyler Technologies , whose products are used by U.S. states and counties to share election data, said on Wednesday that an unknown party had hacked its internal systems.

A recent Discord hack is proving that a lot of concerns over having to verify your age and identity were valid.