Spotify breach will require Android app upgrades

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spotify is requiring people listening to its popular music service on Android devices to install new software as a safeguard against a recent security breach.

The break-in so far has only resulted in unauthorized access to one user’s account, according to a Tuesday disclosure posted online by Oskar Stal, Spotify’s chief technology officer. He said passwords and financial information were not stolen.

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