A notorious hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal data of more than half a billion Ticketmaster customers, likely including Australians.
In a widely reported dark web post, hacker ShinyHunters claims to have 1.3 terabytes of data from 560 million global Ticketmaster and Live Nation customers, including names, emails, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of credit card numbers.
It is not known how many, if any, Australians have been impacted by the hack. Australia is one of 35 countries Ticketmaster operates in. "The National Office of Cyber Security is engaging with Ticketmaster to understand the incident," the spokesperson said.9news.com.au has contacted Ticketmaster for comment.
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