Up to five million Ticketmaster customers in Australia and New Zealand could be affected by a massive global hack of the popular ticketing platform.
Dark web group Shiny Hunters reportedly stole the personal data of 560 million people who used Ticketmaster or its parent company Live Nation worldwide.
The infamous hacking group demands a ransom of $500,000 ($750,000) on the dark web.
It is not yet known whether Australians are involved in the data breach, but it is believed there are more than five million Ticketmaster and Live Nation customers in Australia and New Zealand alone.
Dark web group Shiny Hunters reportedly stole the personal data of 560 million people who used Ticketmaster or its parent company Live Nation worldwide
The infamous hacking group demands a $500,000 ($750,000) ransom on the dark web (pictured)
The group claims to have stolen names, addresses, contact details, credit card details, ticket orders, credit card details and fraud information.
If the information is breached, it could cause enormous problems for the people involved in the hack, including financial fraud and identity theft.
The Home Office is aware of the hack and is working with Ticketmaster to ‘understand the incident’.
Ticketmaster is a subsidiary of Live Nation, active in 32 countries around the world.
Shiny Hunters is a group responsible for high-profile data breaches and is the owner of Breach Forums, a platform known for its cybercrime activities, according to HackRead.com.
This is not the first time Australians have been affected by the group’s activities.
Nearly 200,000 Pizza Hut Australia customers had their data leaked in September last year.
The FBI tried to shut down the forum, but Shiny Hunters managed to reclaim the domain, evading law enforcement.
Ticketmaster is a subsidiary of Live Nation, active in 32 countries around the world
This is not the first time Australians have been affected by the group’s activities. Nearly 200,000 Pizza Hut Australia customers had their data leaked in September last year
Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit to break up an alleged monopoly in the live music industry between concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster.
News Corp reported that the lawsuit alleged that Live Nation abused its dominant market position to raise ticket prices, squeeze out competitors and limit choice for fans, venues and artists.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Live Nation relied on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exert its monopolistic control over the U.S. live events industry at the expense of fans, artists, smaller promoters and venue operators.
“It’s time to split up Live Nation,” he said.
Daily Mail Australia approached Ticketmaster for comment.