Data from over 250 million Deezer accounts put up for sale

A hacker has managed to break into the servers of the music streaming platform Deezer to steal data.

It was in 2019, but it was only three years later that he decided to sell the information collected.

At the time, he exploited a loophole at a Deezer business partner.

The data of more than 250 million users have been stolen, or about 260 GB, according to figures given by the hacker himself and revealed by the

site .

The platform ensures that it is non-sensitive data: no password or information on the means of payment.

The

site indicates for its part that the email addresses, names, dates of birth, IP addresses and geolocation of the targeted users are affected by this leak.

benign information

“While we are not aware of any misuse of this data, we want to provide clarity and provide potentially affected users with guidance on how to protect themselves,” Deezer explained in a statement released in November 2022. .

A person's data can fetch a high price on the Web, depending on its nature: from 165 to 950 €, says

.

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