SoundCloud experienced a security breach that exposed email addresses and publicly visible profile information of approximately 28 million users, leading to outages and VPN connection issues. The breach was allegedly linked to the ShinyHunters extortion gang, which is now extorting the platform. #SoundCloud #ShinyHunters
Keypoints
- SoundCloud detected unauthorized activity involving its ancillary service dashboard.
- The breach impacted roughly 20% of SoundCloud users, affecting around 28 million accounts.
- The exposed data included only email addresses and public profile information, with no sensitive data accessed.
- The platform implemented security enhancements and temporarily disrupted VPN connectivity.
- There are reports suggesting the ShinyHunters gang is behind the attack and extortion efforts.