SoundCloud warns of data breach with ‘limited data’ of a fifth of its users

Following a period of instability over the last few days, SoundCloud has confirmed a data breach by “a purported threat actor group”. The streaming service says that it “detected unauthorized activity in an ancillary service dashboard” and that an investigation found that “certain limited data that we hold” had been accessed. SoundCloud says that while around 20 percent of users’ data was involved, “the data involved consisted only of email addresses and information already visible on public […] profiles”. While SoundCloud is quick to stress that the issue has now been resolved and that there is no ongoing risk to… [Continue Reading]