Spotify user credentials compiled by hackers found on unsecured database

A database of Spotify Technology SA account details believed to have been compiled by hackers has been found on an unsecured database in a tale that combines not only hacking but also one of the most common forms of data exposure. Detailed by researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar at vpnMentor, the 72 GB database of 380 million records relating to an estimated 300,000 to 350,000 Spotify users was found on an unsecured Elasticsearch install.

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