SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted

What is the relation between blocking VPN and data breach? why would this be a reasonable response? Is it to prevent mass login attempts using VPNs to mark origin or what?

Re: SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted

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Post by nguyenkien » Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 4:48 AM UTC

Brajeshwar wrote: post #6

password-app wrote: post #4

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Please say more about the Password Rotation. Where, how, which?

Go change your password. And do it for every website you reuse that password.

Re: SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted

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Post by PunchyHamster » Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 4:54 AM UTC

elashri wrote: post #7

What is the relation between blocking VPN and data breach? why would this be a reasonable response? Is it to prevent mass login attempts using VPNs to mark origin or what?

I'd imagine knee-jerk reaction when they noticed hacking and just started to blanket ban IP ranges to access their entire infrastructure

Re: SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted

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Post by Brajeshwar » Tue, Dec 16, 2025, 5:11 AM UTC

nguyenkien wrote: post #8

Brajeshwar wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please say more about the Password Rotation. Where, how, which?

Go change your password. And do it for every website you reuse that password.

The keyword was, “automated password rotation tools.”