Ticketmaster's parent company says it is investigating a possible data breach after a group of hackers claimed to have stolen the personal information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers.
In a securities filing, Ticketmaster owner Live Nation said it identified "unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database environment containing Company data" on May 20.
A week later, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it had obtained 1.3 terabytes of Ticketmaster user data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, as well as order details and credit card information. The hackers were selling the data on the dark web for $500,000, according to HACK read.
As of Friday, Live Nation said there was no evidence that the data breach had a "material impact" on its business operations. The company added that it is working to mitigate risk to its users and has notified law enforcement.
"As appropriate, we are also notifying regulatory authorities and users with respect to unauthorized access to personal information," Live Nation said.
Ticketmaster did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/01/nx-s1-4988602/ticketmaster-cyber-attack-million-customers
In a securities filing, Ticketmaster owner Live Nation said it identified "unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database environment containing Company data" on May 20.
A week later, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it had obtained 1.3 terabytes of Ticketmaster user data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, as well as order details and credit card information. The hackers were selling the data on the dark web for $500,000, according to HACK read.
As of Friday, Live Nation said there was no evidence that the data breach had a "material impact" on its business operations. The company added that it is working to mitigate risk to its users and has notified law enforcement.
"As appropriate, we are also notifying regulatory authorities and users with respect to unauthorized access to personal information," Live Nation said.
Ticketmaster did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/01/nx-s1-4988602/ticketmaster-cyber-attack-million-customers
