Your Discord messages are being sold online
An online service called Spy Pet is scraping data from Discord servers on a large scale, according to 404 Media, who independently tested the service to verify the status. The service archives and monitors users' messages and activities, including the voice channels they join. This information is then sold for as little as $5 in cryptocurrency. The creator of Spy Pet claims that the service scrapes over 10,000 Discord servers, highlighting potential vulnerabilities in Discord's platform.
Spy Pet's data sold to various buyers
Spy Pet's data is not only sold to anyone with crypto but also offered for AI model training or aiding law enforcement agencies. This information was found on the service's website. The rise of Spy Pet underscores the potential susceptibility of Discord messages to surveillance. It allows third parties like stalkers or possibly police to search for specific users and view their messages posted across different servers at once.
Promotional claims and extensive tracking
Promoting its service, Spy Pet's website states: "Have you ever wondered where your friend hangs out on Discord? Tired of basic search tools like Discord.id? Look no further!" The site asserts that it tracks over 14,000 servers and 600 million users. It boasts a database that includes more than three billion messages, indicating the extensive reach of its data scraping activities. However, the accuracy of the figures could not be verified.
