7th June 2012

We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password leaks on other sites, as well as information posted online. As a precautionary measure, we’re asking all our users to change their passwords immediately.

Change your password

We strongly recommend that your new Last.fm password is different to the password you use on other services. For more advice on choosing a solid password we recommend: http://www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/o...ety/passwords/

We’re sorry for the inconvenience around changing your password; Last.fm takes your privacy very seriously. We’ll be posting updates in our forums and via our Twitter account (@lastfm) as we get to the bottom of this.

The Last.fm Team
http://www.last.fm/passwordsecurity


ughhhhhhh first linkedin this week now this?!

I'm not changing my password.

YOLO

Mess.

i already changed mine earlier today

I don't even know my current password, but let me change it anyway.

you never know sis

Changed mine.

Now would be a good time to go to the pool for 2 hours

They better not hack mine. It's Madonna week on my playlist.

An interesting tweet:

If this is true, welp...

I already changed mine

I changed my pw.

I changed my password and now last.fm won't scrobble my iTunes

I changed mine too, you never know

did you remember to change the password in the Last.FM client on your computer?

Nope Done it now. Thanks

but if you don't change what happens? your charts are delete or something i'm too lazy to change & i don't remember my password

If I'm not mistaken, usually, password leaks are primarily designed to match the stolen pws with passwords from other services, hence why it's usually recommended not to use the same password, especially for bank accounts, credit cards, and what have you.

However, it's also important to remember that Last.fm offers a subscription service, though I'm not sure if they would also require the PayPal account password or not to really gain some traction.