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Date of Incident:December 15, 2025 Overview: In December 2025, SoundCloud experienced a data breach that compromised the personal and contact information of over 29.8 million user accounts. The breach, reported in January 2026, involved unauthorized access through weak API authentication and possibly compromised employee credentials. Attackers targeted the Broadcasting, Media & Internet sector, specifically SoundCloud, and executed extortion attempts using email flooding tactics.

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