Pandora Warns Users of Password Breach, Hooks Up With Uber

Pandora warned subscribers in an email Tuesday of a “situation that could possibly affect your Pandora account.” Pandora said there’s no evidence users’ Pandora accounts were “compromised or tampered with in any way,” but user names and passwords "that were breached from a service other than Pandora a few years ago were posted on the web recently.” Pandora security teams analyzed the data and found certain Pandora users’ names were included on the list, said the company, and it urged those users to change passwords. It didn’t say which service’s user names and passwords were breached, or how many, though a Google search for “Pandora” and “password breach” brought up an article from Gizmodo Australia dated June 22 referring to a LinkedIn breach. “Last month a data breach from 2012 saw over 100 million LinkedIn usernames and passwords accessed and released onto the internet,” it said, but the link was broken and users who clicked through found a “couldn’t find the page you’ve requested” message. Meanwhile Monday, Pandora and Uber said Pandora will be integrated within the Uber driving app, enabling drivers and passengers to “listen to the music they love.” It "can be challenging to find high quality music that both drivers and riders love -- without radio ads and interruptions to the music,” said Bob Cowherd, Uber senior product manager-music and media. The partnership extends to Pandora and Uber customers in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, said the companies. “Coming soon,” they said, riders will be able to “personalize their experience” when they're on an Uber trip. Riders registered with Pandora will have access to their favorite stations on an Uber trip “so they can easily listen through the car speakers," said the companies.