7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is investigating reports a criminal group is allegedly attempting to sell the data of 560 million Ticketmaster users. The user purporting to be hacking group ShinyHunters is advertising the sale of the stolen data, claiming it hacked the ticketing giant, owned by Live Nation. The posts advertise the sale of the details, totalling 1.3 terabytes, including names, credit card information, addresses, and emails, for $US500,000 .
“Users of their service should be cautious of any communications purporting to be from the organisation and, if credit card details were saved with Ticketmaster it would be advisable to contact your card issuer,” he said. “We are also likely to see scams that use the story as a ‘hook’ to target victims - not necessarily just the cyber criminals involved in the incident. Never click on links in unsolicited emails or SMS messages and independently validate the legitimacy of calls.
News Cyber Security Technology
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hacker claims to have stolen data from 560 million Ticketmaster customersA notorious hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal data of more than half a billion Ticketmaster customers, likely including Australians.
Read more »
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hackNotorious hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen the personal details and credit card information of millions of customers around the world.
Read more »
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hackNotorious hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen the personal details and credit card information of millions of customers around the world.
Read more »
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hackNotorious hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen the personal details and credit card information of millions of customers around the world.
Read more »
7NEWS Spotlight: Inside the programs trying to break tech addiction in Australian kids7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fansThe US Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment.
Read more »