Social Engineering - Discord Token Theft (2024)

FAQs

How does your Discord token get stolen? ›

Enter the Discord Token Grabber. This is a type of credential stealing malware that is able to sneak through 2FA, allowing attackers to wreak havoc on a victim's account. Information stolen ranges from tokens, passwords, system information, IP address, key-logging, etc.

After the user gets token-grabbed, the hacker would have attached something called a "webhook" (something that is used to create beautiful embeds and automated messages) and it would have your token(s).

The token ensures that the requests are coming from a legitimate source. Using your Discord token, a malicious actor can bypass passwords and 2FA.

A Discord token grabber is a type of malicious tool or script specifically created to illicitly acquire authentication tokens from Discord users.

Open the browser console with F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I . Choose a request that isn't an error (if there aren't any, click on a channel or server to trigger some requests.) You'll find your discord token under the request headers -> authorization section. Copy and paste it from there.

You might have even clicked a link sent by a friend, not knowing that they were hacked before you. Hackers often spread Discord malware through phishing – impersonating others to gain the victim's trust. Scan your drive with antivirus software, just in case.

If your account's token has been compromised, reset your password to generate a new token. You should never give your account password or token to anyone. Discord will never ask for this information.

A token logger (or stealer) is a malicious Minecraft mod that is designed to steal your Minecraft (also Discord or other apps sometimes) session token. This token is a line of text stored on your computer that the Minecraft client uses to login to the game.

Your Discord Token change when changing the password of your account so you will need to change your password every 5 minutes using some api calls and get the current token from another specific api call. you can find the api call urls and the data you need to post / get in the browser devconsole.

This is a new technique that hackers have been reported to be using for lateral movement once they get into a network. It is highly effective and has been used in almost all the famous attacks that have been reported since 2014.

How is a Discord token generated? ›

To use a Discord token for a bot, developers need to create a bot account through the Discord Developer Portal. Once the bot is created, a unique token is generated. This token is then used in bot scripts to interact with the Discord API. For regular users, the token is handled automatically by the Discord application.

A Discord Bot Token is a short phrase (represented as a jumble of letters and numbers) that acts as a “key” to controlling a Discord Bot. Tokens are used inside bot code to send commands back and forth to the API, which in turn controls bot actions.

Attackers steal tokens so they can impersonate you and access your data for as long as that stolen token lives. To do this, they get access to where a token is stored (on the client, in proxy servers, or in some cases in application or network logs) to acquire it and replay it from somewhere else.

Open the browser's developer tools (usually with F12 or right-click and select “Inspect“). Navigate to the 'Application' tab. Under the 'Storage' section, select 'Local Storage', then the Discord URL. Find the token key in the list to see your Discord token.