Discord, a popular messaging and voice calling service among gamers, has begun collaborating with US intelligence agencies to investigate the leak of classified documents belonging to the US military and officials. Reuters.
The source of the documents is not yet known, but the investigative website Bellingcat (the publication is recognized as a foreign media agent in Russia and is included in the list of undesirable organizations) claims it is the first time that documents marked “confidential” have been published. Discord user.
A Discord spokesperson stated that they are already in contact with the investigation. “We are cooperating with law enforcement regarding the blatant breach uncovered by the publication of classified materials,” the statement said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has so far responded to the agency’s request for Discord’s cooperation with US intelligence agencies.
Before The Washington Post knowledgeablethat the leaking of secret Pentagon documents may have been organized by one of the US military bases, which is no more than 20 years old.
Among the “leaked” materials, it is alleged that only employees who have passed strict controls have access to it. Until March 2023, the materials were published in a private chat on Discord.