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How Spotify reacted to 'nefarious' group that scraped its music library

Spotify has taken action after following reports that a group scraped its library with plans to make it publicly available as a “preservation archive.” Reports surfaced early Monday (Dec. 22) that a ...

World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs

According to Anna’s Archive, the data grab represents more than 99 percent of listens on Spotify, making it “the largest ...

Spotify Music Library Scraped by Pirate Activist Group

A pirate activist group has reportedly scraped and released metadata from Spotify, and intends to release 86 million audio files.

Spotify music library hacked, piracy group claims scrape of 86 million tracks

A pirate activist group has allegedly accessed and prepared to distribute large parts of Spotify's music catalogue, including ...
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Spotify Hit by Massive Data Breach? Piracy Group Claims 86 Million Tracks Scraped

Spotify has come under scrutiny after a piracy group claimed scraping the platform’s music library, allegedly accessing 86 million tracks. Sparking concerns ove ...

Spotify Moves Forward Major Change For Customers in U.S. and Canada

For well over a decade, Spotify has been the most popular music streaming service in the United States, boasting hundreds of millions of users. Despite its overwhelming popularity, there has been ...