A notorious hacking collective known as ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 1.3 terabytes of customer data from Ticketmaster and Live Nation, compromising the personal details of over 500 million customers. The group is selling the data on a prominent hacking forum for $500,000.
The leaked data reportedly includes hashed credit card numbers, the last four digits of credit cards, expiration dates, customer names, addresses, emails, and fraud details. ShinyHunters has organized the stolen information into 16 folders, each containing dozens of gigabytes of data. They provided samples to verify the breach, detailing ticket sales, event information, and order details.
Curiously, another hacker on a Russian forum has posted an identical claim, though their connection to ShinyHunters remains unclear.
ShinyHunters has a history of significant data breaches, including those of Tokopedia, Microsoft, Wishbone, and AT&T. The group’s leader also administers the BreachForums hacking community, recently re-established after an FBI-led international seizure in May 2024.
The breach adds to a growing list of high-profile attacks by ShinyHunters, named after the Pokémon video game franchise.