Guest
Guest
Oct 12, 2021
4:00 AM
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When my Spotify account was hacked during the current lockdown, I communicated with the unwanted visitor using song and podcast titles.
I live alone in Bristol and work from home. One morning, when I hadn't seen anyone except the cat for four full days, I received three emails - each informing me of a "new login" to the music-streaming service. The mystery user was apparently in the US. pg slot
I opened the app on my phone and, sure enough, a song I hadn't selected was playing. It was Come Up by hip-hop/rap artist Kashoutjae - not something I'd choose.
There was obviously someone else logged in. I quickly pressed stop.
Silence.
Thinking about it, my Spotify username and password were identical and had been the same since joining the platform back in 2009. So, it's hardly surprising my account was so easy to penetrate.
My unwelcome guest persisted, playing Inferno (Mandios), followed by Restful Sounds (Jamson Clark).
Each time the music started, I stopped it immediately. But it just kept on coming, with a new song starting up within a few seconds. Next my kitchen was blessed with No Enemies (Port), which begins with a rather ominous-sounding keyboard riff and a stream of profanities.
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