Spotify urges Android users to upgrade app following data breach


MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE Spotify is urging users of its Android app to update it following a potential data breach of its servers.


News of a data breach, following last week's eBay fiasco, likely will unsettle some people. However, Spotify said on Tuesday that while it has become aware of 'unauthorised access to its systems,' only one user's data has been accessed. Spotify so far believes that this did not include any password, financial or payment information, and it said that it does not believe users are at heightened risk following the breach.


Spotify CTO Oskar Stål said in a notice on the firm's website, ' Our security team has become aware of some unauthorised access to our systems and internal company data and we wanted to let you know the steps we're taking in response (and tell you how to get back onto Spotify if you're having trouble logging in).


'We take these matters very seriously and as a general precaution will be asking certain Spotify users to re-enter their username and password to log in over the coming days.'


While those using desktop, iOS and Windows Phone apps will likely be prompted to re-enter their password, Spotify has urged users of Android to upgrade their apps over the next few days, hinting that users of Google's mobile operating system are likely those at highest risk of having their data pinched.


'As an extra safety step, we are going to guide Android app users to upgrade over the next few days. If Spotify prompts you for an upgrade, please follow the instructions. As always, Spotify does not recommend installing Android applications from anywhere other than Google Play, Amazon Appstore or https://m.spotify.com/. At this time there is no action recommended for iOS and Windows Phone users.'


Spotify noted that once the Android app has been updated, users might have to re-download their offline playlists, but said that security should come first.


'We have taken steps to strengthen our security systems in general and help protect you and your data - and we will continue to do so. We will be taking further actions in the coming days to increase security for our users,' Stål concluded. µ


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