Ticketmaster data breach: What you need to know to protect yourself

Another day, another notice of a data breach. Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, confirmed this latest cyber-attack involves hundreds of millions of people.

The company said it discovered unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database on May 20 and its staff promptly launched an investigation. Ticketmaster account holders are now getting notices about the breach. So, what’s next?

This latest cyber-attack is huge since 70% of live event tickets sold go through Ticketmaster, according to the attorney general.

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[Norse]

yet another side effect of monopolies.

[deek]

I've never used ticketmaster. If I can't get a ticket directly from the venue, it's not something I need to see or do.

[Jackson-lr]

Cyber attacks against businesses that choose centralized setups to store sensitive information are akin to inviting the cyber world to target them. Centralized systems present a single point of failure, making them more vulnerable to sophisticated cyber threats looking to exploit weaknesses for malicious purposes.

[gregoryhalstead]

I received a breach alert from ticketmaster even though I had never been a customer

[djohanson]

You used Ticketmaster because who else? Ticketmaster is skum(it's their monopoly and don't dare trying to open an event tickets business)

[eringallagher]

How much is ticketmaster paying people to do their job for them? It is their job to keep customers private data safe right?

[synastrytarot]

lucky me, being too broke to go to exorbitantly priced concerts

[mysticmadman]

So Ticketmaster is selling people's private info on the dark web as well as jacking them on ticket prices? Unheard of!!!