{"id":11365,"date":"2016-02-19T15:04:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=11365"},"modified":"2017-09-24T08:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T12:09:06","slug":"spotify-accounts-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/spotify-accounts-leak\/11365\/","title":{"rendered":"Check your Spotify password"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you stream music on Spotify at home or work? Chances are that you are one of the millions of users to the popular online service. So you should read on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6742\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06015650\/spotify-accounts-leak-FB.jpg\" alt=\"spotify-accounts-leak-FB\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techstory.in\/spotify-accounts-leaked-19022016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">There are reports<\/a> swirling around the web about hundreds Premium Spotify account credentials being shared on the Dark Web. While the company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/shelbycarpenter\/2016\/02\/18\/hundreds-of-spotify-premium-accounts-exposed-online-again\/?utm_campaign=Forbes&amp;utm_source=FBPAGE&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_channel=Technology&amp;linkId=21396775#7b47de3e2b99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">denies that they were hacked<\/a>, Spotify accounts are known to be a commodity sold on the Dark Web, similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/netflix-sold-dark-web\/10787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Netflix accounts<\/a> to drive a quick buck for the hacker.<\/p>\n<p>The company also notes that they contact any users that they have discovered in a data dump of their accounts being compromised even if there were no financial ties.<\/p>\n<p>While that is great, no one likes getting informed of their account being compromised.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10 Tips to keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/privacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#privacy<\/a> secure online \u2013  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iY92VsV3Qa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/iY92VsV3Qa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/security?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#security<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmnxnM9x6B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mmnxnM9x6B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaspersky\/status\/667396729956904960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even if you weren\u2019t contacted by the company and feel that you\u2019re in the clear. We advise that you play it safe and consider changing your password. No need for some crook to make a buck off of you. Also if you re-use the same password on multiple sites, you should consider changing them as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How strong is your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/password?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#password<\/a>? Check it here: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9ILaxq503k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/9ILaxq503k<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P9Pm0SGc4n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/P9Pm0SGc4n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/internet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#internet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/security?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#security<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/infosec?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#infosec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaspersky\/status\/634790730138054656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">August 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The reason for this is that with user credentials, hackers will try them on other sites to see what other access they can get. And sure in this case it may be \u201cjust music,\u201d but think about what could happen should this data be tied to say \u2014 your bank account.<\/p>\n<p>For a strong password, we advise following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationsecuritybuzz.com\/how-to\/3-tips-create-perfect-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">these tips<\/a> from one of our GReAT researchers, David Emm. Also if you have trouble remembering a tough password, we advise that you use a password manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like Spotify accounts have been published on the Dark Web. 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