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API Security Incident 2023

Scripts targeted Duolingo's API to enumerate and scrape 2.6 million user records.

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Feb 4, 2026

How does Duolingo detect and respond to bot abuse, cheating, and automated attacks on the platform?

faces a threefold problem: user-created automation that cheats the gamified XP system, malicious bots that scrape accounts via exposed APIs, and the broader industry challenge of distinguishing human ...

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