111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 year agoAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.com111@zerobytes.monster to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squarebug@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoVery useful for the people who send out phishing scam emails
minus-squareVeloxization@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 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-squareCephalonKappalinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAgreed, very happy i used mozzila relay to sign up for duolingo lol.
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 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.