Ticket master Its parent company, Live Nation, confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack. The data stolen included the personal information of 560 million people, including names, numbers, addresses and partial payment information. Hacker group ShinyHunters has demanded a $500,000 ransom to prevent the data from being sold, and has confirmed that it holds 1.3TB of stolen data. Hackread.
One Contact the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Live Nation said on May 20 that it “identified the unauthorized activity” and then began investigating it. On May 27, “a criminal threat actor offered information purporting to be the Company’s user data for sale via the dark web.”
A Living Nation claims to be working to reduce risks to its customers and its business. “As of the date of this filing, the incident has not had a material effect on our general business operations or financial condition or results of operations, and we do not believe it is reasonably likely that this will,” the company added. “We are continuing to assess the risks and our recovery efforts are ongoing.”
Ticketmaster has previously faced previous breaches, including a bot attack Taylor Swift ticket sales. The company also has history as a hacker, illegally – and repeatedly – hacks into competitor Songkick’s computer system. Ticketmaster paid a $10 million fine instead of facing criminal charges. However, the company’s former head of Artist Services, Zeeshan Zaidi, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer hacking and wire fraud for his role in the scheme.
