It was on the Minecraft Discord server that classified US military documents regarding the war in Ukraine were shared. Discord Inc. is working with authorities to shed light on this sensitive leak.
We no longer present Minecraft and its millions of copies sold and just as many videos on YouTube. The popular sandbox, which can be played by an artificial intelligence, is today involved in a massive data leak. As the Wall Street Journal tells us, Classified US Army documents related to the war in Ukraine have been shared on the Minecraft Discord server.
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Top secret documents published on the Minecraft Discord
How classified US military documents ended up on Minecraft Discord? According to the investigation by the Wall Street Journal, the leak first took place on a small server before being widely disseminated, in particular on Telegram or on Twitter which has just changed its name.
Inevitably, popularity obliges, This leak was most noticed on the Minecraft Discord server. Among the documents relating to the war in Ukraine, we find the weapons used by the Ukrainian fighters, the defensive and offensive capacities of the country, in particular air, the deaths recorded among the soldiers or the aid provided by the United States.
Why such a leak? As strange as it may seem, the Wall Street Journal indicates that the author was annoyed by posts regarding Russia on the Minecraft Discord server. Since then, his account has been deleted along with the documents.
As Kotaku points out, the context and the elements around of this sensitive escape remain unclear at this time.
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What’s Discord’s reaction?
Discord Inc. being an American company headquartered in California, one of its spokespersons logically announces his collaboration with the authorities.
In a statement, the company said: Discord’s priority is to provide the best experience to its users. When we become aware of content that violates our policies, the security team investigates to take action such as banning, shutting down servers, or collaboration with the competent authorities ».
