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Spotify put on receiving end by hackers

The internet security of new free music streaming service Spotify has been compromised and its database breached by cyber crooks, prompting fears of user data being stolen.

An announcement by the company notified users that the service's systems had been compromised, leaving users' accounts open to attacks that use password guessing techniques.

The statement said: "Along with passwords, registration information such as your email address, birth date, gender, postal code and billing receipt details were potentially exposed."

Users who created an account with the service on or before December 19th last year were "strongly advised" to change their passwords not only on the service, but also on any other place the same password may be in use.

However, the company reassured users that credit card numbers are not stored on their data base and are handled by a third party, therefore they are not at risk.

The company recently celebrated hitting the one million user milestone.

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