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Hack of AI music generator Suno reveals alleged scraping of YouTube and other platforms for training data
July 15, 2026 at 08:29 PM
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A hacker accessed Suno’s internal systems, exposing source code that indicates the company scraped audio from YouTube Music, Deezer, and other services.
- The hacker told 404 Media they used a supply chain attack to obtain an employee’s credentials.
- The accessed source code shows Suno allegedly scraped decades of audio from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, stock music libraries, and podcast RSS feeds.
- The hacker also accessed customer data including emails, phone numbers, and partial credit card numbers in Stripe.
- Suno did not notify customers about the November 2025 breach and described it as a “limited security incident that was quickly contained.”
