PBS confirms data breach after employee info leaked on Discord servers

PBS has suffered a data breach exposing the corporate contact information of its employees and those of its affiliates, BleepingComputer has learned.

Earlier this month, BleepingComputer was alerted to a file circulated on Discord servers that allegedly contained this information.

This data was not distributed on dark web sites, hacking forums, or other mediums frequented by threat actors. Instead, it was being shared on Discord servers for fans of "PBS Kids," where young adults, teenagers, and younger kids can talk about the favorite shows they grew up watching.

"The young adults, teenagers, and kids sharing it seem to be doing it more out of a sense of novelty, rebellious curiosity, or simply to gain a bit of notoriety within their peer groups," BleepingComputer was told.

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