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Scribd API Rate Limited

Executive summary

A security incident at Scribebd, Inc. has led to rate limiting of the API, affecting users who rely on it for data access and sharing.

None of the linked reports describe a mitigation. Follow this incident to hear when one appears.

Technical root cause

Under active investigation. No report has identified a root cause yet.

1 report · 1 HNShow

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HN First report8 days ago
Tell HN: Scribd Breached(opens Hacker News thread in a new tab)
Not seeing anything posted about this anywhere, received on Monday, 26th of Oct 2026: Subject: Notice of Security Incident This notice is being sent on behalf of Scribd, Inc., the parent company of Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable, by Epiq, Scribd Inc.’s notification partner. Hello, We are writing to let you know that Scribd, Inc. recently experienced a security incident that may have affected your data. We detected that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to certain user…
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First report on Hacker News threadOct 31, 02:46 UTC
Tell HN: Scribd Breached
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