Soundcloud data breach - anyone know anymore info about this ?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1985 posts since 19 Aug, 2008
I went on Soundcloud and logged in today. Hadn't been there for a while and it gave me an ominous warning about there being a data breach and I needed to do a "
password reset notice due to Soundcloud finding a leak of user data in another service
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What was the other service I wonder so I can change my password there if needed, and when did this happen etc? I got no notification from Soundcloud whatsoever.
Anyone got anymore info on this?
password reset notice due to Soundcloud finding a leak of user data in another service
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What was the other service I wonder so I can change my password there if needed, and when did this happen etc? I got no notification from Soundcloud whatsoever.
Anyone got anymore info on this?
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
I've been going to my Soundcloud on and off all day and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.
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- KVRian
- 814 posts since 19 Oct, 2017 from The Empire State
I checked the news and there’s no news of any significant data breach. Did see some people who have gotten that message before however. Seems like a precautionary thing instead of an urgent one.
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
I did find this
https://soundcloudcommunity.com/trust-s ... in-7338014
Edit:
The date caught me out - it's exactly a year old! But the same message appeared that the op saw.
https://soundcloudcommunity.com/trust-s ... in-7338014
Edit:
The date caught me out - it's exactly a year old! But the same message appeared that the op saw.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
The warning there mentions the breach containing your details came from elsewhere. Soundcloud itself hasn't been breached. https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (run by well-known security researcher Troy Hunt) might clue you in as to where that came from. Presumably Soundcloud keep an eye on such things and proactively warn users if any breach containing their email address appears. Pretty classy move IMO.
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
Yeah, sounds like someone else tried to log in to your account.