It seems that those involved in hacking Snowflake customers like Ticketmaster took a second look at the data they acquired, did a little happy dance, and upped their extortion demands. They may have danced too soon. Bleeping Computer reports:
Hackers have leaked what they claim is Ticketmaster barcode data for 166,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, warning that more events would be leaked if a $2 million extortion demand is not paid.
The listing also includes a link to a tutorial on how to create barcodes.
Ticketmaster, however, may have dashed the threat actors’ hopes of a big payout. In a statement to Bleeping Computer, they wrote that unique barcodes are updated every few seconds, so the stolen tickets cannot be used.
“Ticketmaster’s SafeTix technology protects tickets by automatically refreshing a new and unique barcode every few seconds so it cannot be stolen or copied,” Ticketmaster told BleepingComputer.
