Discord seeks to combat malware with temporary file links

BleepingComputer reports that persistent exploitation of Discord's content delivery network to facilitate malware hosting and distribution has prompted the instant messaging and VoIP social platform to deploy a new 24-hour expiration limit for all uploaded links to servers, along with new expiration timestamps and unique signatures valid until link expiration by year-end.

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