DeFi quietly breaks up with Discord as scams overwhelm public channels

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are abandoning public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become more of a ...

DeFi Protocols Flee Discord as Scammers Turn Platform Into “Hunting Ground”

Decentralized finance protocols are increasingly stepping back from public Discord servers, arguing that a platform once central to crypto community building has turned into a security risk that is ...

Discord Expands Paid Server Capabilities to Include Restricted Content and Access Controls

January 06, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Discord today announced an expansion of its paid server capabilities, introducing ...
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New ransomware only decrypts victims who join their Discord server

A new ransomware called 'Hog' encrypts users' devices and only decrypts them if they join the developer's Discord server. This week, security researcher MalwareHunterTeam found an in-development ...
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Threat Actors Abusing Discord to Spread Malware

Researchers have discovered new multi-function malware abusing the core functions of popular group app platform Discord. Check Point explained in a blog post this morning that it found several ...
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Bored Ape Yacht Club, Otherside NFTs stolen in Discord server hack

Hackers reportedly stole over $257,000 in Ethereum and thirty-two NFTs after the Yuga Lab's Bored Ape Yacht Club and Otherside Metaverse Discord servers were compromised to post a phishing scam.