Privacy commissioner launches investigation into Ticketmaster data breach

Privacy commissioner launches investigation into Ticketmaster data breach

Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach at Ticketmaster after an attack by a hacker group compromised the personal information of millions of customers around the world.  “The investigation will allow us to understand why this cyber incident happened and what must be done to address this situation and prevent it from happening again,” Privacy … Read more

Ticketmaster says customers’ credit card information affected by data breach

Ticketmaster says customers’ credit card information affected by data breach

Ticketmaster is notifying customers about a “data security incident” that may have leaked their personal information. The ticket-selling company wrote in an email to customers Monday that it recently discovered an “unauthorized third party” obtained information from a cloud database hosted by a third-party company between April 2 and May 18.  The information “may have included … Read more

Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirms data breach

Ticketmaster owner Live Nation confirms data breach

Live Nation Entertainment said on Friday it was investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster unit that it discovered on May 20, the latest in a string of high-profile corporate hacks in the past year. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Live Nation said it found “unauthorized activity” in a third-party … Read more