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Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery::Discord will switch to temporary file links for all users by the end of the year to block attackers from using its CDN (content delivery network) for hosting and pushing malware.

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[-] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ignoring the fact that they were clearly talking in orders of magnitude, it was 8MB for a very long time and only recently got increased to 25.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'd only recently noticed the change, because my multipicture and short video sends were failing less often.

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