The scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users was leaked on a hacking forum, allowing threat actors to conduct targeted phishing attacks using the exposed information.

  • chulo_sinhatche@lemmy.worldEnglish
    532·
    1 year ago

    Do the people that release these get paid somehow? Or do they just do it for hacker cred and say fuck these 2.6M people?

    • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
      46·
      1 year ago

      In January 2023, someone was selling the scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users on the now-shutdown Breached hacking forum for $1,500.

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      As first spotted by VX-Underground, the scraped 2.6 million user dataset was released yesterday on a new version of the Breached hacking forum for 8 site credits, worth only $2.13.

      “Today I have uploaded the Duolingo Scrape for you to download, thanks for reading and enjoy!,” reads a post on the hacking forum.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.deEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      They’ll send fake emails where the green owl comes to collect “late fees” for your 216-day streak of missed Spanish lessons.