A group of threat actors named Sp1d3rHunters who are claiming to have hacked Ticketmaster are claiming to be about to leak over 30K tickets for events after claiming to have leaked 170K tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts.
Rogier Fischer, CEO, Hadrian had this to say:
The statement of Sp1d3rHunters and actions like release of barcodes for high-profile events and the publication of a YouTube guide for using the tickets gives the impression of hacktivism.
However, the activities of the hacker group against Ticketmaster, including the leaking of print-at-home tickets and demanding a ransom, suggest this is more aligned with cyber extortion, Rogier Fischer, CEO of Netherlands-based cybersecurity service Hadrian pointed out.”Hacktivism typically involves hacking activities aimed at promoting political agendas or social change, often without a direct financial motive.
In this case, the primary goal of Sp1d3rHunters appears to be financial gain, as shown by their $2 million ransom demand,” he said”
Additionally, the broader context of Sp1d3rHunters’ actions, including their association with ShinyHunters and the compromise of 560 million Ticketmaster customers’ data, underscores a pattern of financially motivated cybercrime.”
According to him, automating and updating the regular defences in the cybersecurity arsenal such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), penetration testing, attack surface management, and employee training will help stave off most attempts like these.
“Developing and updating an incident response plan is paramount here, along with ensuring all sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest,” he added.
Ticketmaster has a ton of issues right now, including this one that I am personally affected by. Ticketmaster really needs to get a handle on their issues, or else they’re going to really going to have a tough time existing.
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Ticketmaster extortion attempts continue as hacker offers more concert ticket barcodes
A group of threat actors named Sp1d3rHunters who are claiming to have hacked Ticketmaster are claiming to be about to leak over 30K tickets for events after claiming to have leaked 170K tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts.
Rogier Fischer, CEO, Hadrian had this to say:
The statement of Sp1d3rHunters and actions like release of barcodes for high-profile events and the publication of a YouTube guide for using the tickets gives the impression of hacktivism.
However, the activities of the hacker group against Ticketmaster, including the leaking of print-at-home tickets and demanding a ransom, suggest this is more aligned with cyber extortion, Rogier Fischer, CEO of Netherlands-based cybersecurity service Hadrian pointed out.”Hacktivism typically involves hacking activities aimed at promoting political agendas or social change, often without a direct financial motive.
In this case, the primary goal of Sp1d3rHunters appears to be financial gain, as shown by their $2 million ransom demand,” he said”
Additionally, the broader context of Sp1d3rHunters’ actions, including their association with ShinyHunters and the compromise of 560 million Ticketmaster customers’ data, underscores a pattern of financially motivated cybercrime.”
According to him, automating and updating the regular defences in the cybersecurity arsenal such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), penetration testing, attack surface management, and employee training will help stave off most attempts like these.
“Developing and updating an incident response plan is paramount here, along with ensuring all sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest,” he added.
Ticketmaster has a ton of issues right now, including this one that I am personally affected by. Ticketmaster really needs to get a handle on their issues, or else they’re going to really going to have a tough time existing.
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