Personal data of about 29.8 million SoundCloud accounts leaked
SoundCloud confirmed the theft of member data in December 2025, and the scale of the leak was later confirmed at about 29.8 million accounts. The leaked information included email addresses, names, locations and profile statistics. The attackers demanded money, then released the data and launched email bombing attacks on users, employees and partners. SoundCloud urged users to be wary of phishing.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- SoundCloud
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Email addresses, names, locations and profile statistics of about 29.8 million accounts
- Cause / method
- Theft of member data through an external hack
- Location
- Other countries
If your data was exposed
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- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- SoundCloud confirmed the theft of member data, and VPN access outages also occurred.
- SoundCloud urged users to be wary of phishing following the data leak.
- Have I Been Pwned confirmed the leak at about 29.8 million accounts, and the attackers' release of the data and email bombing attacks came to light.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.