Music website Last.fm is questioning the trickle of "some" of its members' passwords, the UK-based firm has said.
A summary posted on the site's homepage suggested all of its customers to "change their passwords immediately" as a precautionary measure.
The crack follows identical leaks at amicable network LinkedIn and dating site eHarmony.
Last.fm apologised, adage it took user privacy "very seriously".
It updated : "We will never email you a send couple to refurbish your settings or inquire for your password.
"We strongly suggest that your new Last.fm cue is not similar to the cue you use on other services."
On Wednesday, business amicable network LinkedIn certified that over 6 million of its users' passwords had been performed and sum posted online.
Graham Cluley, safety consultant at Sophos, told the BBC he disturbed the sites could have common the same vulnerability.
"Can it be coincidence? It seems doubtful to me. There's a poser in the center of the LinkedIn crack about how they got the data. You have to fret there's a common vulnerability.
"The fact is, the usually people who know are the hackers and may be the companies concerned, but they may be struggling to work out what's happened.
"Is this the finish of the story, or is there more to come?"
He reiterated recommendation suggesting users have not similar passwords for not similar web services.
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