Ticketmaster breach: Data of 560 million customers stolen, hackers claim
Global News
The hackers have listed the alleged stolen data for sale for US$500,000 on the dark web.
An infamous hacking group claims that it stole the personal information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers — more than half a billion people — and is offering the pilfered data on the dark web for US$500,000.
The data includes customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card details, including the last four digits of credit and debit cards and card expiration dates, according to HackRead, which first reported on the data breach.
Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation have yet to confirm that the data breach took place and they have not made a public statement about the hacker’s claims. Ticketmaster did not respond to a Global News request for comment.
The group that says it carried out the hack is called ShinyHunters, which has been behind a number of high-profile data breaches targeting Microsoft, AT&T and Mashable. The group put up the alleged 1.3-terabyte trove of stolen data for sale on Breach Forums, a dark web site owned by ShinyHunters.
In an exclusive statement to HackRead, ShinyHunters shared that they attempted to contact Ticketmaster regarding the breach but did not receive a response.
The Australian government said Thursday that it is investigating the hackers’ claims and the FBI has offered its assistance.
“The Australian Government is aware of a cyber incident impacting Ticketmaster,” a spokesperson for the Australia Home Affairs Department told CBS News. “The National Office of Cyber Security is engaging with Ticketmaster to understand the incident.”
News of the hack comes just one week after Ticketmaster, a California-based company, was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly operating an illegal monopoly over live events in America, driving up prices for fans and blocking out smaller concert promoters.
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