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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Lola Christina Alao

Alleged Ticketmaster hack breaches half-a-billion customer details

Ticketmaster is investigating a hacker collective's claim that it obtained the personal details of more than half-a-billion customers – which would be the largest security breach ever.

Shiny Hunters has claimed on the dark web it had the personal details of 560 million Ticketmaster customers available for a one-time sale of $500,000 (£393,000). Names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and the last four digits and expiration date of credit cards are what it claimed are for sale.

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