Leaked Pentagon documents appeared on a 'Minecraft' Discord server weeks before officials knew about a breach: report

Wed, 04/12/2023 - 04:23

Aerial view of the Pentagon building. — Leaked US intelligence appeared on several Discord servers before being discovered by officials, Bellingcat reported.
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Leaked Pentagon documents appeared on Discord servers weeks before the received official attention.
At least 10 documents appeared on the server "Minecraft Earth Map" on March 4, Bellingcat reported.
Officials are racing to determine the origins of the leak and the security risks it poses.

A "Minecraft" Discord server could be a critical link in the mystery of how a large cache of US intelligence documents was leaked online in recent weeks.