Ticketek data breach impacts millions of Oz

TLDR:

• TEG’s Ticketek experienced a data breach affecting millions of Australian customers.
• The breach involved hackers gaining access to account information stored in a cloud-based platform hosted by a third party supplier.

TEG’s Ticketek recently faced a major data breach that impacted millions of Australian customers. The breach involved hackers gaining access to users’ account information, including full names, dates of birth, and email addresses, which were stored in a cloud-based platform hosted by a third party supplier. Ticketek promptly notified authorities such as the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the National Office of Cyber Security. The company assured affected customers that their Ticketek accounts have not been compromised and that secure encryption methods are in place to handle credit card information. However, this incident follows a similar data breach at Ticketmaster, where hackers accessed sensitive data of 560 million customers globally. The information stolen from Ticketmaster is reportedly up for sale on the dark web, posing a high risk for impacted consumers. While the specific markets impacted in the Ticketmaster breach are unclear, the severity of the breach underscores the importance of cybersecurity measures in the ticketing industry.