What to know about the purported theft of Ticketmaster customer data
A cybercriminal group claims it has stolen personal data belonging to more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers. Although the event ticketing service, owned by Live Nation Entertainment, hasn’t confirmed the attack, security experts warn that it could put users of the platform at risk for a range of scams.
The hackers, called ShinyHunters, said in an online forum that they have gained access to Ticketmaster customers’ information and that they plan to sell the data. But Jared M. Smith, an engineer at SecurityScorecard, a company that monitors computer network breaches across the internet, cautioned that it remains to be seen if the theft is real.
“It’s still not verified. We don’t know whether the hackers that posted it are making this up or not, that’s something we’re waiting for,” he said. “It could be part of a publicity stunt.”
Megan Cerullo
Source: cbsnews.com