Last.fm
Disclosed Jun 7, 201214 years ago37,217,682 accountsUnverified
Last.fm confirms user passwords leaked alongside LinkedIn and eHarmony
Last.fm, owned by CBS, announced that passwords used on its site were among those leaked on a Russian hacker forum in June 2012.
What is known
| People affected | 37,217,682 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 7, 2012 |
| Happened | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Emails, Passwords |
| Sector | Media · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Have I Been Pwned: Last.fmhaveibeenpwned.com · Aggregator | Aggregator |
| What the password leaks mean to you (FAQ) - CNETcnet.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| Have I Been Pwnedaccounts in the data | Sep 20, 2016 | 37,217,682 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source_type: aggregator to press · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · source_url: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Lastfm to https://www.cnet.com/news/what-the-password-leaks-mean-to-you-faq/ · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · country: empty to US · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to media · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2016-09-20 to 2012-06-07 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: In March 2012, the music website Last.fm was hacked and 43 million user accounts were exposed. Whilst Last.fm knew of an incident back in 2012 , the scale of the hack was not known until the data was released publicly in September 2016. The to Last.fm, owned by CBS, announced that passwords used on its site were among those leaked on a Russian hacker forum in June 2012. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Last.fm confirms user passwords leaked alongside LinkedIn and eHarmony · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.