Ticketmaster And Live Nation they were the protagonists of a serious informed attack. The hacker group ShintuHunters announced the violation against the two platforms for the sale of tickets for live events and the promoter. The attack came at a particularly critical time considering the upcoming concert season.
As reported by HackRead cybercriminals have announced that they have come into possession of the personal data beyond 560 million customers.
A dangerous cyber attack has hit Live Nation
In a hacker forum those responsible revealed that they had gotten their hands on more than 1,3terabytes of data thanks to the massive hack against Ticketmaster. Between stolen information there are users’ full names, addresses, email, telephone numbers and ticket sales details. In this regard, the hackers also came into possession of the partial information relating to payments.
Considering what has been said, it is clear that a cyber attack of this type could lead to decidedly serious implications
for all users who unfortunately have unknowingly fallen victims of the scam conducted by the ShintuHunters group. The real danger lies in the spread of stolen data that could be used for further attacks hacker, for identity theft And fraud financial.
At the moment it is not yet clear whether it was a targeted attack or a global one that targeted the Ticketmaster platform in different nations (it is not yet known whether theItaly). In any case, it is advisable for all registered users to change theirs password to secure your personal data. Additionally, it can also help to keep an eye on your own Bank accountconnected to the ticket purchase system, to be able to promptly report the presence of possible suspicious operations on your extract. You can never be too careful when it comes to online security especially in a period in which cyber scams are the order of the day.
