Anna’s Archive claims it has scraped nearly all of Spotify, acquiring 300TB of data, for a so-called "preservation" project.

While the shadow library says it aims to preserve humanity’s culture, its pirated content has wider implications for the future of streaming.

Who is Annas Archives and was Spotify user data stolen in mega heist? A piracy group claims it scraped 86 million Spotify music files and 300TB of data. Spotify says user data was not affected and accounts were disabled.

Anna's Archive, a website claiming they are 'the largest open library in human history,' stole 86 million music files from Spotify's music catalogue.

E-BANDITS have snatched a huge chunk of music from Spotify and are preparing to release it online for everyone. A piracy activist hacker group called Anna’s Archives claims to have scraped

Anna’s Archive, a shadow library best known for archiving scientific papers and books, has abruptly expanded its scope, with a massive release of data sourced from Spotify. The group says it scraped the streaming platform at scale, resulting in a collection that includes roughly 86 million audio files alongside metadata covering 256 million tracks.

Spotify is dealing with a major breach after activist group Anna’s Archive claimed to have uploaded almost all of the platform’s music library online for free, including hundreds of terabytes of tracks and metadata scraped from the service.