Arc Raiders Discord logging bug sparks privacy concerns

Bow Marauder has been at the center of a data privacy storm after reports emerged that the game’s client was logging private Discord messages in plain text. This issue, which affects players who linked their accounts to the extraction shooter, has raised significant concerns about how invasive the integration tool could be if left unchecked by developers.

The vulnerability was first detailed by Timothy Meadows, whose technical analysis revealed that gameplay logs stored in the local AppData folder contained unfiltered Direct Messages and a complete Discord Bearer authentication token. According to the report, the game’s Discord SDK runs in verbose mode which captures chat data between users indiscriminately. Even though the files are stored locally, the presence of a full authentication token represents a significant security weakness, putting them at risk of exposure if the logs are shared in a crash report. As noted by GamingOnLinux, this oversight highlights how easily personal data can be spilled when services shake hands without strict filters.

Developed by Embark Studios, Bow Marauder has been undergoing a lengthy early access period since October 2025. The extraction shooter was already facing community skepticism over its implementation of AI features, and this technical glitch—while seemingly unintentional—adds a real security concern to the list. This is in line with other recent industry trust controversies, where the transparency of major studios has increasingly come under scrutiny.

Embark Studios acted quickly to patch the vulnerability. In a statement to its community, the team confirmed that a hotfix had been implemented to disable excessive logging, stating that “private and/or private data is not sent outside your machine and Embark has not (and will not) review or store such information.” Developers have promised more in-depth audits of their systems, which appears unrelated to the industry’s recent push to weed out what falls short of consumer trust, but is nonetheless important. VideoGamer has reached out to Embark Studios for further comment regarding the scope of the audit.