Security News > 2024 > May > Data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach
A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is selling what they claim is the personal and financial information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers on the recently revived BreachForums hacking forum for $500,000.
Ticketmaster has yet to reply to multiple requests from BleepingComputer to confirm the threat actor's claims and provide more information on this alleged breach.
While BleepingComputer cannot independently confirm if the data is legitimate, we have reviewed numerous samples shared by ShinyHunters, and the data appears to originate from TicketMaster.
As Bloomberg first reported, customers have already filed a proposed class action this week against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation for this alleged data breach.
The plaintiffs seek punitive damages, actual damages, and attorneys' fees, as well as an order requiring Ticketmaster to pay for credit-monitoring services and reveal what customer data was exposed in the incident.
In 2018, the company also disclosed a data breach that affected roughly 5% of its customer base after attackers stole Ticketmaster login information, payment details, and personal information belonging mostly to U.K. customers from the systems of third-party vendor Inbenta.