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A list containing hundreds of Spotify account credentials – including emails, usernames, passwords, business relationship type and other details – has popped up on the website Pastebin, in what appears to be a possible security alienation. After reaching out to a random sampling of the victims via email, we've confirmed that these users' Spotify accounts were compromised merely days ago. However, Spotify says that it "has non been hacked" and its "user records are secure."

It's unclear, then, where these particular account details were acquired, given that they are specific to Spotify, rather than a set of generic credentials that simply happen to work on Spotify.

In addition to the email and login information, the Pastebin post also details the type of account (east.yard. family unit, premium), when the subscription automobile-renews, and the country where the business relationship was created. The list of accounts is not express to the U.Southward., simply includes a number of users from all over the world.

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Spotify has dealt with security incidents in the past, then 1 can't immediately assume that a list of emails like this is related to a new data breach. It could accept been that a listing of previously compromised accounts is still circulating. And only 1 of the accounts nosotros tried actually permitted a log in, which likewise left room for dubiety nearly the recency of this particular incident.

But the victims nosotros reached out to told u.s.a. otherwise.

And then far, over a half-dozen have responded, confirming that they did experience a Spotify account alienation recently. They became aware of the breach in a number of ways – for example, 1 said he found songs added to his saved songs listing that he hadn't added.

Another also plant his business relationship had been used by an unknown third party.

"I suspected my account had been hacked last calendar week as I saw 'recently played' songs that I'd never listened to, so I changed my password and logged out of all devices," the victim, who preferred to remain anonymous, told united states of america.

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Several others said they were kicked out of Spotify – i fifty-fifty in the middle of streaming music.

When trying to log back in, these users found that their account email had been changed to a new email address not belonging to them.

To resolve the affair, users said they've had to work with Spotify customer service to get their account access restored.

In none of the reported cases so far did Spotify attain out to the victims immediately following the breach, nor were their passwords proactively reset for them on their behalf by Spotify.

This seems to contradict the statement a Spotify spokesperson provided usa today when asked about this possible alienation:

"Spotify has not been hacked and our user records are secure. We monitor Pastebin and other sites regularly. When nosotros find Spotify credentials, nosotros first verify that they are accurate, and if they are, we immediately notify affected users to modify their passwords.

But it could be that Spotify is still in the process of verifying the account credentials, which takes fourth dimension.

According to many of the users nosotros spoke to so far, this consequence occurred last week. The Pastebin is dated Apr 23, however. (TechCrunch is failing to link to the Pastebin folio to protect the victims.)

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Some of the victims are only now dealing with the fallout. A couple said they received the email notification that their password had been reset on Sunday.

"…I was definitely hacked and subsequently tried googling 'Spotify hack news' last night to no avail," one victim told us. "I noticed it last night when I opened Spotify on my phone and saw someone was using my business relationship somewhere else."

The unknown party reset their email address, deleted a playlist, saved music to their device, and started following a new playlist.

Others are still in the process of trying to bear witness to Spotify they are the legitimate business relationship owner.

"…The person was able to change my e-mail address without a second verification, and now I'm jumping through hoops to shut my account," some other told usa.

"I had to reach out to Spotify beginning, and it's all the same ongoing," a third said. "They've not been helpful, and I've only succeeded in getting my account locked and so far."

Because of Spotify's filibuster in resetting users' passwords, many of the victims told u.s. they've had problems that extend beyond the streaming service.

Unfortunately, because people often re-use their passwords on other sites, several reported their other accounts have been hacked into likewise, including their Facebook, Uber, Skype and fifty-fifty their bank business relationship.

It's unclear why the unknown third-parties responsible for this incident would want to actually use the Spotify user log ins to play music – especially as that alerts the users to the alienation. Typically, a hacker would desire to simply collect then re-sell the credentials, which makes this particular incident odd.

More to come, equally information becomes bachelor.

Update: The Spotify outcome is likely due to the service's lack of two-factor authentication, nosotros've learned. The almost likely scenario is that users of Spotify re-used their passwords from other websites, and that's where they were first stolen. (This is why Spotify tin can say its servers were non breached.)

One possible program that could perform this sort of hack is Sentry MBA which creature forces websites to log into accounts at a ready interval. Hackers configure this for various sites then share these "configs" in forums with others, who and then hack accounts and mail data dumps to gain a reputation.

That said, while Spotify may not accept been straight breached, its lack of two-factor authentication leaves its users' accounts exposes to these kinds of attacks.