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04-26-2016, 06:51 PM
Spotify denies user details hacked after passwords show up online
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It's time to change your Spotify password.*
A data dump of hundreds Spotify usernames, passwords and other personal user details has surfaced online in what points at a security breach.
SEE ALSO: Spotify, Tidal, Pandora, oh my! Is it bad to have so many music streaming services? (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/music-services-explainer/)
The list, which was posted to website Pastebin, highlights — in addition to personal information — the type of user account compromised, such as one with a family or premium subscription.*
While the streaming service denies a hack has occurred, TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/25/hundreds-of-spotify-credentials-appear-online-users-report-accounts-hacked-emails-changed/) confirmed with some of the users on the list that their log-in credentials were indeed legitSpotify suffered a data breach back in 2014 (https://news.spotify.com/us/2014/05/27/important-**tice-to-our-users/), but it appears the accounts were compromised in the past few days. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/spotify-passwords-pastebin-hack/)
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It's time to change your Spotify password.*
A data dump of hundreds Spotify usernames, passwords and other personal user details has surfaced online in what points at a security breach.
SEE ALSO: Spotify, Tidal, Pandora, oh my! Is it bad to have so many music streaming services? (http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/music-services-explainer/)
The list, which was posted to website Pastebin, highlights — in addition to personal information — the type of user account compromised, such as one with a family or premium subscription.*
While the streaming service denies a hack has occurred, TechCrunch (http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/25/hundreds-of-spotify-credentials-appear-online-users-report-accounts-hacked-emails-changed/) confirmed with some of the users on the list that their log-in credentials were indeed legitSpotify suffered a data breach back in 2014 (https://news.spotify.com/us/2014/05/27/important-**tice-to-our-users/), but it appears the accounts were compromised in the past few days. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/spotify-passwords-pastebin-hack/)
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