Spotify supports unicode usernames which we are a bit proud of (not many services allow you to have ☃, the unicode snowman, as a username). However, it has also been a reliable source of pain over the years. This is the story of one time when it bit us pretty badly and how we spent Easter dealing with it.
Good Friday gone bad
Some years ago, late on Good Friday, a user posted on the Spotify support forum that he and a friend could hijack user accounts. Our forum manager challenged the user to take over his account, and within minutes the manager’s account had a new playlist added and a new password.
Some years ago, late on Good Friday, a user posted on the Spotify support forum that he and a friend could hijack user accounts. Our forum manager challenged the user to take over his account, and within minutes the manager’s account had a new playlist added and a new password.
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