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The damage from the compromise is estimated at an insane $ 22 billion.
At the end of May, we wrote about the hacking of Ticketmaster, in which hackers managed to steal 1.3 TB of company data. As it turned out later, the intermediary company that worked with sensitive information, Snowflake, was compromised. Moreover, at least 165 other organizations that did not use two-factor authentication in Snowflake systems suffered the fate of Ticketmaster.
Hacking Ticketmaster died down all over the world and has already begun to gradually disappear from the information radar, but cybercriminals have found something to once again surprise the public. The fact is that the compromise of Ticketmaster, as it turned out, has much more serious consequences than previously thought.
The hacker group ShinyHunters reported on the BreachForums platform that among the previously stolen 1.3 TB of data, 193 million barcodes were found, including 440 thousand tickets for upcoming concerts of the popular American singer Taylor Swift.
The total value of the stolen data is estimated at $ 22 billion, but the hackers demanded only $ 8 million in ransom from LiveNation, Ticketmaster's parent company, so that concert tickets and other valuable information would not be leaked to the public.
ShinyHunters representatives said that they initially agreed to a $ 1 million offer from LiveNation to hide the fact of hacking. However, realizing the real value of the data, the hackers increased their demands to $ 8 million, indicating that they could make the situation even more difficult and costly for the company.
In addition to tickets to Taylor Swift concerts, hackers claim that they have another 30 million tickets worth over $ 4.6 billion for 65 thousand different events. Cyber villains described in detail the stolen data and noted among them:
The attackers said that, in fact, the leak of this data could be the largest publicly disclosed personal data leak (PII), so LiveNation may have to continue negotiations and even agree to the hackers terms.
Experts believe that stolen barcodes and ticket details can be used to create fake tickets or fraudulently resell them, unless Ticketmaster can massively block them, providing future events with new tickets. However, all other data besides tickets can still be used by hackers for phishing and social engineering attacks.
Regardless of how this story ends, Ticketmaster now needs to investigate this incident as transparently as possible, paying special attention to strengthening its security protocols while working to restore customer trust. Customers, in turn, are advised to be careful and carefully monitor their accounts for suspicious activity.
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At the end of May, we wrote about the hacking of Ticketmaster, in which hackers managed to steal 1.3 TB of company data. As it turned out later, the intermediary company that worked with sensitive information, Snowflake, was compromised. Moreover, at least 165 other organizations that did not use two-factor authentication in Snowflake systems suffered the fate of Ticketmaster.
Hacking Ticketmaster died down all over the world and has already begun to gradually disappear from the information radar, but cybercriminals have found something to once again surprise the public. The fact is that the compromise of Ticketmaster, as it turned out, has much more serious consequences than previously thought.
The hacker group ShinyHunters reported on the BreachForums platform that among the previously stolen 1.3 TB of data, 193 million barcodes were found, including 440 thousand tickets for upcoming concerts of the popular American singer Taylor Swift.
The total value of the stolen data is estimated at $ 22 billion, but the hackers demanded only $ 8 million in ransom from LiveNation, Ticketmaster's parent company, so that concert tickets and other valuable information would not be leaked to the public.
ShinyHunters representatives said that they initially agreed to a $ 1 million offer from LiveNation to hide the fact of hacking. However, realizing the real value of the data, the hackers increased their demands to $ 8 million, indicating that they could make the situation even more difficult and costly for the company.
In addition to tickets to Taylor Swift concerts, hackers claim that they have another 30 million tickets worth over $ 4.6 billion for 65 thousand different events. Cyber villains described in detail the stolen data and noted among them:
- 980 million orders;
- 680 million order details;
- 1.2 billion search records;
- 440 million unique email addresses;
- 4 million processed and duplicated records;
- 560 million Address Verification System (AVS)data;
- 400 million encrypted credit card details with partial information.
The attackers said that, in fact, the leak of this data could be the largest publicly disclosed personal data leak (PII), so LiveNation may have to continue negotiations and even agree to the hackers terms.
Experts believe that stolen barcodes and ticket details can be used to create fake tickets or fraudulently resell them, unless Ticketmaster can massively block them, providing future events with new tickets. However, all other data besides tickets can still be used by hackers for phishing and social engineering attacks.
Regardless of how this story ends, Ticketmaster now needs to investigate this incident as transparently as possible, paying special attention to strengthening its security protocols while working to restore customer trust. Customers, in turn, are advised to be careful and carefully monitor their accounts for suspicious activity.
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