Maine Disables Breach Portal After 2 Fake Discord and VRChat Reports Slip Through
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Updated · PCMag Middle East · Jun 22
Maine Disables Breach Portal After 2 Fake Discord and VRChat Reports Slip Through
2 articles · Updated · PCMag Middle East · Jun 22
Summary
Maine’s attorney general temporarily shut its data-breach filing portal after two fraudulent notices claiming major breaches at Discord and VRChat were posted publicly.
The fake reports exposed a verification gap: anyone could submit a breach notice, and the state published filings without independently confirming they were legitimate.
Discord and VRChat told the state they had not filed the notices and that no breaches had occurred, prompting Maine to remove the entries after review.
The portal will remain limited until Maine adds checks to verify future submissions, a setback for a database often used to surface real breaches affecting state residents.