Random Tracks Added to Album Library in ROCK (ref#FURSFB)

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Describe the issue

Hi…I am running ROCK using a NUC as my Roon server. Everything has been working fine…EXCEPT….I notice about a week ago that there were all these Radom individual tracks (none that are associated with any of my Library) that have been added to my Album Library. I was puzzled …and went thru my entire Library and removed scores of offenders.
Today…a week later, my Album library, once again has all of these odd "albums" added. I say "albums" because they are all one or two tracks only? None have more than 3 songs. Varied genres…genres like classical and others that I do not even listen to.
This is such a hassle. It’s like a dirty bomb is continually going off in my Library!!! LOL!
I am lost as to what is causing this???

Describe your network setup

Netgear Modem >Network Switch>NUC/Roon Server>Streamer

These are streaming albums? Change your password on the account.

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WOW!..that must be it…THANKS…I just went to Qobuz and changed my password. If it is the problem…I am concerned as to how they got my password. I will remove all the music and see if this has stopped the problem and report back here!!!
Thanks for the suggestion…that was above my pay grade!!! LOL!

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Hi @BobB,

Please verify directly with Qobuz support whether there has been any erroneous activity associated with your account. Roon only engages with streaming service APIs and has no mechanism for adding tracks to your library without user input; this will be entirely within the streaming service itself.

If these are local tracks, then the culprit might be a Watched Folder on a drive somewhere in the local network.

Hi Suedkiez… You have been so helpful… I am 70 years old and not that savvy with this stuff.
I do not understand exactly how Qobuz connects and posts to Roon. …but I followed your advice
and changed my password there and this seems to have stopped. TWICE I had to go thru all of my albums and manually remove a lot of “crap” :grinning:… Since changing my Qobuz password this seems to have stopped. Below Conner suggests that I reach out to Qobuz Support…and have a tech check my account…but they are VERY slow to respond (…but not when it is time to renew…LOL!)…
YOU have been a great Help to me and my Roon Experience!!! Thanks.

Hi Conner…
Qobuz support seems overwhelmed. I reached out and if I hear back from them … I will post here. You and Suekiez have been very helpful to me as to how to address this problem.
I as clueless! THANKS!!!

I’m glad it seems to have helped. Contacting Qobuz about it would seem sensible, but I’m not sure if they can and will respond with something useful.

As to how the attackers got your password: I depends on how complex your password was and whether you re-used the same password on other websites.

If it was a simple password (like 123456 or a word from the dictionary) it is possible that someone brute-forced it by simply trying many different passwords (with some automation, of course, not manually).

If you used the same password on other sites, it is just as possible that it was leaked from the other sites. E.g., some other service may have been broken into and the attackers got your email address and password this way. In this case, all the other accounts where you used this password are now under threat as well, and you should change this password everywhere. (You should never re-use a password for precisely this reason).

There are several websites where you can check if your email address was included in any of the known leaks, e.g., this one:

It is also recommended to use a password manager, which can automatically create a unique password for every website where you have a login. This way, at least it’s only one account that would be comprised in the worst case, and the same password can’t be used to break into other accounts as well.

On Apple Mac and iPhone/iPad, this is a built-in feature. Use it if you haven’t.

On Windows, something similar is built into some web browsers, but it may be more convenient to use a third-party app that can also sync the passwords to your phone and other devices, such as:

If all of this seems too complex and if you just use a few internet services, then at least use a different strong password for each of them. Keep them on a piece of paper if need be, in a location that ideally only you can access.

Strong passwords don’t have to be difficult to type or remember, by the way. It doesn’t have to be long random string of letters and numbers. Using 4 or 5 random common words as the password is just as safe, provided that these words don’t form a common sentence that can be guessed. At the same time our brains typically remember them well (or it’s easy to come up with a little story that helps you remember). Maybe this illustration is helpful for understanding this principle:

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