Ticketmaster Hack: Data of Half a Billion Users Up for Ransom
The personal and credit card data of more than half a billion Ticketmaster users has reportedly been cracked as part of a cyber incident being investigated this week. Australian authorities are reportedly working with Live Nation and Ticketmaster on the incident, but limited details have been released as of Wednesday morning.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs told ABC it is “working with Ticketmaster to understand the incident,” according to that news outlet. No statement has yet been released by Ticketmaster or its parent on the matter.
“Hacker” group ShinyHunters has claimed it has cracked the Ticketmaster system and accessed some 1.3 terabytes of data, which includes names, addresses, credit card numbers, phone numbers, and payment details. The information is said to be up for sale on the dark web, with an asking price of $500,000.
Early reports indicate that the user data involves 560 million customers globally, though it is unclear what markets are impacted (or what percentage of consumers impacted are from what markets). Obviously, the risk for any impacted consumer is very high, given the highly sensitive data that appears to be involved.
