PSA: Ticketmaster / livenation has allegedly had a data breach impacting over 500 million users

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Normally I wouldn't share this with the BYC community, but this one's big and I'm sure there are MANY members who have had to use ticketmaster to purchase concert tickets.

https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/...nation-data-breach-more-than-500m-compromised

Synopsis:

A known hacking group has shared details of a massive hack and data theft from Ticketmaster/Livenation of over 560 million users. The payload includes credit card details as well as user personal data like name/address/phone. Ticketmaster has not formally confirmed the breach or if the data is legit yet, but right now signs point to yes.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

For now, nothing. Wait for a formal confirmation and monitor activity around any payment method you have used for Ticketmaster. Report anything suspicious to your card issuer.

Once there's a bit more detail, it may be time to cancel and re-issue any card you may have used. I would not make a purchase on ticketmaster/livenation's website with any NEW payment method until they can verify they have resolved the issue and your data is again safe.
 
azurbanclucker said:
Normally I wouldn't share this with the BYC community, but this one's big and I'm sure there are MANY members who have had to use ticketmaster to purchase concert tickets.

https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/...nation-data-breach-more-than-500m-compromised

Synopsis:

A known hacking group has shared details of a massive hack and data theft from Ticketmaster/Livenation of over 560 million users. The payload includes credit card details as well as user personal data like name/address/phone. Ticketmaster has not formally confirmed the breach or if the data is legit yet, but right now signs point to yes.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

For now, nothing. Wait for a formal confirmation and monitor activity around any payment method you have used for Ticketmaster. Report anything suspicious to your card issuer.

Once there's a bit more detail, it may be time to cancel and re-issue any card you may have used. I would not make a purchase on ticketmaster/livenation's website with any NEW payment method until they can verify they have resolved the issue and your data is again safe.
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Cool. I don’t use Ticketmaster, but good to know
 
Smokerbill said:
Because of the increasing number of data breaches I initiated security freezes a couple years ago at the big 3 agencies, Equifax, Experian and Transunion. It gives me some peace of mind knowing that it'll make it more difficult if not impossible for new loans to be taken out in my name by nefarious characters.
https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze
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Nice! Thanks for the tip
 

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