Australia says engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking ‘incident’
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Hacking group ShinyHunters posted evidence of the hack on the dark web, claiming to have swiped the personal details of 560 million clients.
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SYDNEY - Australia’s government said on May 30 its cyber-security office was “engaging” with US group Ticketmaster after a hacking group claimed to have accessed the details of 560 million customers.
“The National Office of Cyber Security is engaging with Ticketmaster to understand the incident,” a government spokesperson said in a statement.
A well-known hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters posted evidence of the hack on the dark web, according to a screenshot shared widely on social media, claiming to have swiped the personal details of 560 million clients.
The group demanded a ransom payment of US$500,000 (S$676,000), describing it as a “one-time sale”, according to the post.
Ticketmaster, a California-based company, operates one of the largest online ticket sales platforms in the world.
The US Department of Justice last week filed a major antitrust lawsuit
Ticketmaster’s pricing practices, with high fees and lack of alternatives, have long been a political issue in the US, with little done historically to open up the market to more competition. AFP
