5CA
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| 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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- 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
[edit | edit source]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)
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 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.