@111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • edit-21 year agoAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up165cross-posted to: duolingo@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up165external-linkAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.com@111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: duolingo@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareVeloxizationlinkfedilink4•1 year agoWhich is why I am happy to have email aliases. Alias gets leaked? No problem. I’ll just delete that one and make a new one for that service. Scammers and spammers have a useless email address and I still have my clean inbox.
minus-square@CephalonKappa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink1•1 year agoAgreed, very happy i used mozzila relay to sign up for duolingo lol.
minus-square@xoggy@programming.devlinkfedilink4•1 year agoProviding a name is optional so for many users its just an email address.
Oh no, my email and name! /s
Very useful for the people who send out phishing scam emails
Which is why I am happy to have email aliases. Alias gets leaked? No problem. I’ll just delete that one and make a new one for that service. Scammers and spammers have a useless email address and I still have my clean inbox.
Agreed, very happy i used mozzila relay to sign up for duolingo lol.
Providing a name is optional so for many users its just an email address.