SoundCloud Confirms Security Breach: User Data Stolen, VPN Access Disrupted
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Summary
SoundCloud has confirmed a security breach that caused VPN access disruptions and outages over several days. Threat actors stole a database containing user email addresses and profile information. The company detected unauthorized activity involving an ancillary service, leading to 403 'forbidden' errors for users attempting to access the platform via VPN.
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· 3 pulledSoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which threat actors stole a database exposing users' email addresses and profile information.
The disclosure follows widespread reports over the past four days from users who were unable to access SoundCloud when connecting via VPN, with attempts resulting in the site displaying 403 'forbidden' errors.
In a statement shared with BleepingComputer, SoundCloud said it recently detected unauthorized activity involving an ancillary service
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