Some of the world’s most popular singers have had their Spotify pages defaced by a hacker who posted messages about Donald Trump and Taylor Swift including Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa had their biographies replaced by the attacker. Daniel, the hacker, replaced these photos with photos of himself. The attacker also asked people to add him on Snapchat, and added the words “Trump 2020”.
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The recent report of up to 350,000 Spotify user accounts being hacked...."
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Defacement is a popular sort of sport among a niche community of hackers...."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Defacement is a popular sort of sport among a niche community of hackers...."
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@Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys CyRC (Cybersecurity Research Center), provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"From a public perspective, without clarity around how the Spotify for Artists web site is related to the consumer Spotify site...."
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@Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist, Synopsys CyRC (Cybersecurity Research Center), provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"From a public perspective, without clarity around how the Spotify for Artists web site is related to the consumer Spotify site...."
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https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/experts-reaction-on-dua-lipa-and-other-spotify-artists-pages-hacked-by-taylor-swift-fan