TicketFly Hacker Exposes 26 Million Email And Home Addresses
An attacker has breached personal data of over 26 million Ticketfly users after the data breach which happened just days prior to this one. This has been stated by Troy Hunt, who is the founder of Have I Been Pwned, a platform which allows people to check whether their email address has been a part of numerous data breaches.
How many TickeyFly accounts were breached?
The attacker then posted various database files of TicketFly to a public server. Troy Hunt discovered that these files had a whopping 26,151,608 email addresses of the users. Other personal details such as names, contact numbers, home addresses, billing information, etc. were also breached. TicketFly verified that the data breach included these personal details. However, it stated that the number of people affected by the violation had been reported wrongly by Troy hunt. Even though the credit card details and the passwords were not included in the breached files, the attacker has threatened that they will post more information, probably if their requirements for ransom are not met.
Motherboard revealed that the attacker notified Ticketfly of a security-related flaw. The hacker asked payment of one bitcoin to expose the security vulnerability and help resolve it, except they did not get any reply. The attacker then damaged the website, prompting TicketFly to take the site offline.
In spite of several attempts to bring back the services online, the company is still offline. In the midst of an ongoing investigation, this famous ticketing company urges users to keep a close eye on their favorite venue, promoters’ sites, social media platforms, or box offices.
What information was breached?
The company said that some users’ names, home addresses, email addresses and contact numbers had been breached. Passwords and credit card details were evidently not breached.
As per Motherboard, the Ticketfly hacker has various spreadsheet documents which seem to carry private information about several hundreds of Ticketfly users and employees of venues which use the Ticketfly service.
TicketFly made a statement that they understand the importance which users place on privacy and security of their information and they deeply regret any unapproved access to it. They assure the users that they are taking this matter very seriously and they are committed to providing updates as and when appropriate.
What is being done about the hack?
The company says that they have employed 3rd party forensic as well as cybersecurity experts for the purpose of investigation. These experts will help the company with addressing and tackling the issue, and this has been done after keeping the users’ security on the top of mind.
Ticketfly was established in San Francisco, USA in the year 2008. In the year 2015, it was acquired by Pandora, a platform for music streaming, in a $335 million deal. In 2017, it was purchased by event management and ticketing site called Eventbrite.
Source : https://help-aol.org/ticketfly-hacker-exposes-26-million-email-home-addresses/
How many TickeyFly accounts were breached?
The attacker then posted various database files of TicketFly to a public server. Troy Hunt discovered that these files had a whopping 26,151,608 email addresses of the users. Other personal details such as names, contact numbers, home addresses, billing information, etc. were also breached. TicketFly verified that the data breach included these personal details. However, it stated that the number of people affected by the violation had been reported wrongly by Troy hunt. Even though the credit card details and the passwords were not included in the breached files, the attacker has threatened that they will post more information, probably if their requirements for ransom are not met.
Motherboard revealed that the attacker notified Ticketfly of a security-related flaw. The hacker asked payment of one bitcoin to expose the security vulnerability and help resolve it, except they did not get any reply. The attacker then damaged the website, prompting TicketFly to take the site offline.
In spite of several attempts to bring back the services online, the company is still offline. In the midst of an ongoing investigation, this famous ticketing company urges users to keep a close eye on their favorite venue, promoters’ sites, social media platforms, or box offices.
What information was breached?
The company said that some users’ names, home addresses, email addresses and contact numbers had been breached. Passwords and credit card details were evidently not breached.
As per Motherboard, the Ticketfly hacker has various spreadsheet documents which seem to carry private information about several hundreds of Ticketfly users and employees of venues which use the Ticketfly service.
TicketFly made a statement that they understand the importance which users place on privacy and security of their information and they deeply regret any unapproved access to it. They assure the users that they are taking this matter very seriously and they are committed to providing updates as and when appropriate.
What is being done about the hack?
The company says that they have employed 3rd party forensic as well as cybersecurity experts for the purpose of investigation. These experts will help the company with addressing and tackling the issue, and this has been done after keeping the users’ security on the top of mind.
Ticketfly was established in San Francisco, USA in the year 2008. In the year 2015, it was acquired by Pandora, a platform for music streaming, in a $335 million deal. In 2017, it was purchased by event management and ticketing site called Eventbrite.
Source : https://help-aol.org/ticketfly-hacker-exposes-26-million-email-home-addresses/
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