111@zerobytes.monster to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year agoAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11cross-posted to: duolingo@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkAPI Misuse: Hacker Leaks 2.6M Duolingo Users' Emails & Nameswww.hackread.com111@zerobytes.monster to TechnologyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: duolingo@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.socialtechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareshotgun_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoI’d call this API misdesign instead
minus-squareTaringano@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoThe worst is they paint it as “not a real leak” or “not a security issue” when it’s even worse than that.
minus-squaresik0fewl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNo no no. It’s a public API so it doesn’t count!
I’d call this API misdesign instead
The worst is they paint it as “not a real leak” or “not a security issue” when it’s even worse than that.
No no no. It’s a public API so it doesn’t count!