Shazbot@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.ml•API Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Names
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1 year agoThis isn’t surprising, a user found out how to abuse the API to progress without doing lessons by just submitting the expected parameters last year. If they followed through on reporting to Duo then they’ve had plenty of time to address it. Seems like the mod also found out how vulnerable Duo was and took it to it’s natural conclusion.
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