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SovaZone is a digital project focused on usernames, nicknames, digital identity and online profile positioning.

We explore how names, profiles, SEO content and visual presentation can help digital projects look more recognizable, consistent and memorable online.

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Mohawk College among post-secondary institutions affected by Canvas cyberattack
In a statement, spokesperson for Mohawk College, Sean Coffey, said the data affected included usernames, email addresses and messages.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/mohawk-college-cyber-attack-9.7198006?cmp=rss

Heritage Foundation Leak

source: ddosecrets.org/article/heritag…

Includes "full names, #email #addresses, #passwords, and #usernames" of people associating with the #Heritage #Foundation between 2007 and November 2022, as well as the organization's blogs and material related to The Daily Signal.

#hack #hacker #leak #heritagefoundation #politics #security #cybersecurity #internet #ddos #bigdata #user #password #emails #fail #problem #news

Heritage Foundation (2024) - Distributed Denial of Secrets

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WhatsApp führt Usernamen ein: Nutzer können künftig ohne Telefonnummer gefunden werden — Rollout startet langsam für erste Android‑/iOS‑Nutzer, optionaler Kontakt‑Code soll Spam & Stalking verringern. Regeln: 3–35 Zeichen, Kleinbuchstaben, Ziffern, Punkt, Unterstrich. 🔐📱✨ #WhatsApp #Usernames #Messenger https://www.heise.de/news/WhatsApp-fuehrt-Usernamen-ein-Messenger-Nutzung-ohne-Telefonnummer-11249443.html
WhatsApp führt Usernamen ein: Messenger-Nutzung ohne Telefonnummer

WhatsApp beginnt mit der Einführung von Usernamen. Damit erfüllt Meta einen lang gehegten Wunsch der Nutzer, die App ohne Preisgabe der Telefonnummer zu nutzen.

heise online

A hope of mine is to one day have accounts without permanent usernames.
When you delete an account they keep your username "When you delete an account they keep your ****name".
There has to be an alternative to usernames, something not so permanent, any ideas?

#Accounts #Hope #Question #Usernames

That usernames could one day be reusable, erasable, irrelevant is my hope, Decentralized Identifiers (DID) with DID usernames won’t matter, identity won’t be permanent, deletion will be real, platforms will let people start over, a full 100% deletion usernames included.

#Hope #Technology #Usernames

#SoundCloud #DataBreach

In December 2025, @soundcloudsaid announced it had discovered unauthorised activity on its platform.

The incident allowed an attacker to map publicly available SoundCloud #profiledata to #emailaddresses for approximately 20% of its users.

The impacted data included 30M unique email addresses, names, #usernames, avatars, follower and following counts and, in some cases, the user’s country.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/SoundCloud

Have I Been Pwned: SoundCloud Data Breach

In December 2025, SoundCloud announced it had discovered unauthorised activity on its platform. The incident allowed an attacker to map publicly available SoundCloud profile data to email addresses for approximately 20% of its users. The impacted data included 30M unique email addresses, names, usernames, avatars, follower and following counts and, in some cases, the user’s country. The attackers later attempted to extort SoundCloud before publicly releasing the data the following month.

Have I Been Pwned

149 Million #Usernames and #Passwords Exposed by #Unsecured Database

This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of #Gmail , #Facebook , banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing #malware.
#security #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/149-million-stolen-usernames-passwords/

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database

This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware.

WIRED
A #databreach reportedly exposed the personal information of 17.5 million #Instagram users, including #usernames, #emailaddresses, and #phonenumbers. The leaked data, available for sale on the dark web, could lead to #phishing attempts or #accounttakeovers. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Instagram says accounts 'are secure' after wave of suspicious password reset requests

The leak may be responsible for Instagram users receiving plenty of emails requesting a password reset.

Engadget
WhatsApp just put a handle on contact info screens

But don't get too excited just yet

Android Police