Advance Auto Parts: 2.3M people’s data accessed when crims broke into our Snowflake account

July 11, 2024 at 09:23AM Ethan Steiger, CISO of Advance Auto Parts, disclosed that 2.3 million individuals were affected by a cyber breach. The criminals, under the alias Sp1d3r, attempted to sell the stolen data for $1.5 million, falsely claiming to have taken 380 million customer profiles. Snowflake has introduced new security measures, including multifactor … Read more

Hackers leak alleged Taylor Swift tickets, amp up Ticketmaster extortion

July 5, 2024 at 01:11PM Threat actors have leaked alleged Ticketmaster barcode data for 166,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, threatening to release more if a $2 million extortion demand isn’t met. The data breach occurred via Snowflake, impacting multiple organizations including Neiman Marcus and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Ticketmaster has not confirmed … Read more

Ticketmaster Breach Showcases SaaS Data Security Risks

June 4, 2024 at 12:46PM Ticketmaster and Santander Bank experienced major data breaches due to inadequate security measures on a third-party cloud storage service. The breaches exposed sensitive data of millions of customers. Security analysts suspect the service provider as Snowflake, but Snowflake denies any platform breach. Experts emphasize the importance of implementing robust security … Read more

Ticketmaster Confirms Cloud Breach, Amid Murky Details

June 3, 2024 at 01:30PM Live Nation confirmed the breach of a third-party cloud database containing customer data, with ShinyHunters claiming to have over half a billion Ticketmaster records for sale. The type of data and its impact remain undisclosed. Snowflake, the affected database, attributes the attack to poor customer configuration, impacting various high-profile clients. … Read more

Ticketmaster confirms massive breach after stolen data for sale online

May 31, 2024 at 09:25PM Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster data breach after it was stolen from a third-party cloud database provider, Snowflake. Criminal threat actor offers user data for sale on the dark web. 560 million users’ data exposed, including personal information and event details. Threat actor claims to have stolen data from several other … Read more

Snowflake denies miscreants melted its security to steal data from top customers

May 31, 2024 at 05:56PM Hudson Rock analysts suspect that Snowflake was breached, leading to the theft of data from Ticketmaster, Santander, and potentially others. Sales of purported stolen data have been reported, including customer records and employee details. Snowflake denies its security was compromised, attributing breaches to customer login credentials being exposed in unrelated … Read more

Live Nation finally confirms massive Ticketmaster data breach

May 31, 2024 at 05:46PM Live Nation has confirmed a data breach at Ticketmaster, with data stolen from a third-party cloud database, likely Snowflake. The breach exposed over 500,000 users’ data. Live Nation is working to mitigate the risk, cooperating with authorities, and notifying regulatory bodies and affected users. They don’t expect a significant impact … Read more

Hackers Boast Ticketmaster Breach on Relaunched BreachForums

May 31, 2024 at 05:48AM A hacking group announced the theft of data from 560 million Ticketmaster users on a new BreachForums site. This is the third BreachForums iteration following legal interventions. The group is selling the data for $500,000, containing sensitive user information going back to 2011. Ticketmaster and the Australian government are investigating. … Read more