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Snowflake slams 'more MFA' button again – months after Ticketmaster, Santander breaches
2024-09-16 16:45

Now it's the default for all new accounts Snowflake continues to push forward in strengthening its users' cybersecurity posture by making multi-factor authentication the default for all new accounts.…

Reverse-Engineering Ticketmaster’s Barcode System
2024-07-09 16:27

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Hackers leak 39,000 print-at-home Ticketmaster tickets for 154 events
2024-07-08 21:39

In an ongoing extortion campaign against Ticketmaster, threat actors have leaked almost 39,000 print-at-home tickets for 150 upcoming concerts and events, including Pearl Jam, Phish, Tate McCrae,...

Hackers leak alleged Taylor Swift tickets, amp up Ticketmaster extortion
2024-07-05 17:05

Hackers have leaked what they claim is Ticketmaster barcode data for 166,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, warning that more events would be leaked if a $2 million extortion demand is not paid. Ticketmaster later confirmed the data breach, which they ultimately stated was from their account on Snowflake, a cloud-based data warehousing company used by the enterprise to store databases, process data, and perform analytics.

Ticketmaster sends notifications about recent massive data breach
2024-06-28 16:45

Ticketmaster has started to notify customers who were impacted by a data breach after hackers stole the company's Snowflake database, containing the data of millions of people. "Ticketmaster recently discovered that an unauthorized third party obtained information from a cloud database hosted by a third-party data services provider," reads a data breach notification shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General.

Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online
2024-05-31 21:43

Live Nation has confirmed that Ticketmaster suffered a data breach after its data was stolen from a third-party cloud database provider, which is believed to be Snowflake. While the breach has allegedly exposed the data of over 560 million Ticketmaster users, the company states that they do not believe that the breach will have a material impact on the overall business operations or its financial condition.

Live Nation finally confirms massive Ticketmaster data breach
2024-05-31 21:43

Live Nation has confirmed that Ticketmaster suffered a data breach after its data was stolen from a third-party cloud database provider, which is believed to be Snowflake."On May 20, 2024, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. identified unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database environment containing Company data and launched an investigation with industry-leading forensic investigators to understand what happened," Live Nation shared in a Friday night SEC filing.

Snowflake account hacks linked to Santander, Ticketmaster breaches
2024-05-31 17:31

A threat actor claiming recent Santander and Ticketmaster breaches says they stole data after hacking into an employee's account at cloud storage company Snowflake. Snowflake disputes these claims, saying recent breaches were caused by poorly secured customer accounts.

Data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach
2024-05-30 20:34

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.

Miscreants claim they've snatched 560M people's info from Ticketmaster
2024-05-29 23:00

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