Spotify security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Spotify, with related coverage.
Spotify music catalogue leaked and audio files scraped en masse
Impact: 86 million audio files collected
Spotify's music catalogue was leaked through hacking and made public. The attackers scraped the music library and collected 86 million audio files. Spotify said piracy activists had hacked its music catalogue.
Related reports: 4 · last report →Spotify privacy settings expose Palmer Luckey's music tastes
Impact: Information on Palmer Luckey's music tastes
Spotify's privacy settings exposed information about the music Palmer Luckey listens to. The timing and extent of the exposure and the follow-up response have not been confirmed.
Read on The Verge ↗Spotify users locked out after account takeovers
Impact: Takeover of some users' accounts and loss of account access
Spotify users had their accounts taken over and were unable to access them. The hijackers followed fake bands and played random songs.
Read on London Evening Standard ↗