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5CA
Basic information
Founded 1998
Legal Structure Private
Industry Customer Service Outsourcing
Also known as
Official website https://5ca.com

5CA is a customer support outsourcing and technology company used by gaming and tech brands.

Consumer impact summary

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Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

  • User Freedom
  • User Privacy
  • Business Model
  • Market Control

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  • Privacy: 5CA have been the source of at least one known data breach, involving the exposure of approximately 70,000 government IDs of Discord users.[1]

Incidents

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the 5CA category.

Discord third-party customer cervice data breach (2025)

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Main article: Discord / 5CA Data Breach

On 3 October 2025, Discord issued a press release announcing "a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service [5CA]", in which "The unauthorized party [...] gained access to a small number of government‑ID images (e.g., driver’s license, passport) from users who had appealed an age determination". The total number of ID images exposed was approximately 70,000.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service". Discord. 3 Oct 2025. Archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025. Retrieved 13 Oct 2025.