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Spotify resets up to 350,000 passwords linked to third-party data leak – Yahoo News Australia
This is a lesson not to re-use your passwords.
Spotify has reportedly begun resetting the passwords of up to 350,000 accounts that were breached as the result of a credential-stuffing attack. A company called vpnMentor, as found by ZDNet, says that it discovered a treasure trove of hacked account data available online. This information was used by some nefarious types to gain access to the streaming music platform and generally cause havoc. ZDNet says that the company has now begun
Credential stuffing is the art of using data from one leak and…
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