The personal data of more than 500 million customers worldwide is said to have been impacted.
Ticketmaster has been the subject of a cyber attack, with hackers allegedly stealing the personal details of more than half a billion customers, it has been reported.
According to reports, authorities in Australia and the US are engaging with Ticketmaster to understand and respond to the incident, with the hackers said to have gained access to the names, address, phone numbers and partial payments details of 560 million of the site’s customers.The online ticket sales platform, and its parent company, Live Nation, have been approached for comment.
“Ticketmaster reportedly falling victim to a data breach highlights the growing threat that large-scale cyber attacks pose to widely-used services,” he said. “Bridewell’s recent research into critical national infrastructure organisations reveals that the average financial loss from ransomware attacks is nearly £300,000.
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