560 million Ticketmaster customers’ personal information is allegedly in the possession of a bunch of hackers.
The gang claiming responsibility, ShinyHunters, claims that partial credit card details, phone numbers, addresses, and names of Ticketmaster users worldwide are among the stolen data.
According to reports, the hacking organization is requesting a ransom payment of $500,000 (£400,000) in order to stop the material from being sold to third parties.
To resolve the matter, the Australian government claims to be collaborating with Ticketmaster. According to an Agence France-Presse spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Canberra, the FBI has also offered to help.
According to an FBI spokeswoman, the agency “has no comment on this matter” in the news.
“The Australian Home Affairs Department is aware of a cyber incident affecting Ticketmaster,” an official from the department said.
One of the biggest online ticket sales platforms in the world, Ticketmaster, is an American website that has not yet confirmed if it has suffered a security breach. The National Office of Cyber Security is interacting with Ticketmaster to gain an understanding of the problem.
