{"id":245799,"date":"2023-08-25T06:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=304098"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:24:09","slug":"have-you-used-duolingo-ever-we-have-very-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/have-you-used-duolingo-ever-we-have-very-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Duolingo Users Beware: Troubling News Has Surfaced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who hasn&#8217;t used Duolingo at some point to learn a second language? As the world&#8217;s most famous app for learning new languages, the ones affected by today&#8217;s news number in the millions. Myself included.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Duolingo\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ff4df13c-9b24-11e6-a288-00163ed833e7\/2492479187\/duolingo-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Duolingo<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/duolingo.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/duolingo.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/scraped-data-of-26-million-duolingo-users-released-on-hacking-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bleeping Computer<\/a>, some 26 million app accounts are directly affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public and private data was obtained through an application programming interface (API) and offered on a hacker forum in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usernames and real names, email addresses, phone numbers and courses studied were part of the <strong>collection offered for 1.500 dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You might be exposed by the Duolingo data breach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzVx6Ch1ZG\">https:\/\/t.co\/KzVx6Ch1ZG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TechBriefly.com (@techbrieflycom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techbrieflycom\/status\/1694628924272087057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data that, fortunately, nobody wants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, this data has resurfaced <strong>on a different forum, at a substantially lower price, just a few dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The API that provided this user data is still publicly available. Usernames queries retrieve public profile details, while submitting an email address reveals private data such as profile pictures, location, and whether a Facebook or Google account is linked, as discovered by researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collectively, <strong>this data can aid scammers and hackers in crafting more personalized phishing attempts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Duolingo users can&#8217;t expect much protection from the service. When this data first emerged, the company categorized the lost data as &#8220;public profile information.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aprender idiomas es dif\u00edcil, \u00a1as\u00ed que lo hicimos divertido!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTvUHnDg0vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can be done?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The usual. Avoid opening emails from unknown senders whenever possible and, above all, do not click on links or download files from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can also anonymize your online profiles<\/strong>. Remove your real name, disconnect your Google and Facebook accounts, and upload a generic avatar image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider using a secondary email address or one created specifically for this purpose. This way, it will be easier for you to avoid falling into hackers&#8217; traps. <a href=\"https:\/\/duolingo.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">By the way, you can download the app for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Duolingo\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ff4df13c-9b24-11e6-a288-00163ed833e7\/2492479187\/duolingo-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Duolingo<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/duolingo.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/duolingo.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users of the language-learning site Duolingo have a painful lesson to go over right now: no one is safe on the internet because of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":245802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3336],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-245799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionduolingo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318358,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245799\/revisions\/318358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245799"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=245799"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=245799"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=245799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}