SoundCloud (com.soundcloud.android): Privacy & Security Findings

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387+
Android/iOS apps audited
Every app is decompiled at source-code level, not just scanned from outside.
1.04M+
Smali classes read
The full shipped code we have actually read, not an estimate.
262+
Critical findings recorded
Confirmed findings copied to regulators, not theoretical risks.
970+
Weak points found
Third-party tracking we have provably found inside the binary.
567+
Endpoints investigated
Real servers and countries where data actually flows.
132+
SDK instances mapped
Reusable libraries correlated across the entire corpus.
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SoundCloud
Private
2026-06-20
91d ago
Waiting
Critical
Anyone who opens up the SoundCloud app file, using ordinary and freely available tools, can pull out seven working access keys to SoundCloud's own backend systems, including one that can read the company's error logs. The app also runs a screen-recording tool while you use it, and users are never told either of these things is happening.
7 hardcoded production API credentials in one APK, including a Sentry auth token with read access to error logs. Telescope screen capture tool active in production
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GDPR Art. 32(1)(b)GDPR Art. 32(1)(b)GDPR Art. 13(1)(e)+1
Yes
Closed
Disclosure
91d 00h 00m 00s
Published
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