Raaga Suffers Data Breach Exposing 10 Million User Records
Indian music streaming service Raaga reportedly experienced a data breach last month, compromising 10 million user records. The exposed data includes email addresses, names, gender, age, postal codes, and unsalted MD5 password hashes a weak encryption method vulnerable to cracking.
Security researchers noted that 60% of the leaked emails were already found in previous breaches, particularly on LinkedIn, suggesting potential credential reuse risks. The incident highlights persistent security gaps in password storage practices, as unsalted MD5 hashes are long considered obsolete for protecting sensitive data.
The breach underscores the ongoing threat of large-scale data exposures in digital services, particularly in regions with growing tech adoption. No official statement from Raaga has been released regarding the incident or remediation efforts.
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7419071427519123456
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '10 million',
'industry': 'Digital Entertainment',
'location': 'India',
'name': 'Raaga',
'type': 'Music Streaming Service'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Unsalted MD5 (weak)',
'number_of_records_exposed': '10 million',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Email addresses',
'Names',
'Gender',
'Age',
'Postal codes'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (Personally Identifiable '
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'description': 'Indian music streaming service Raaga reportedly experienced a '
'data breach last month, compromising 10 million user records. '
'The exposed data includes email addresses, names, gender, '
'age, postal codes, and unsalted MD5 password hashes, a weak '
'encryption method vulnerable to cracking. Security '
'researchers noted that 60% of the leaked emails were already '
'found in previous breaches, particularly on LinkedIn, '
'suggesting potential credential reuse risks. The incident '
'highlights persistent security gaps in password storage '
'practices, as unsalted MD5 hashes are long considered '
'obsolete for protecting sensitive data.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Persistent security gaps highlighted',
'data_compromised': '10 million user records',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposed PII and weak password '
'hashes)'},
'lessons_learned': 'Persistent security gaps in password storage practices '
'(use of unsalted MD5 hashes). Credential reuse risks due '
'to overlap with previous breaches.',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Weak encryption (unsalted MD5 '
'password hashes)'},
'recommendations': 'Adopt stronger encryption methods (e.g., salted hashes or '
'bcrypt). Implement multi-factor authentication. Conduct '
'security audits to identify and remediate '
'vulnerabilities.',
'references': [{'source': 'Security researchers'}],
'title': 'Raaga Suffers Data Breach Exposing 10 Million User Records',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Weak encryption (unsalted MD5 password hashes)'}