This week, news broke that Ticketmaster had allegedly been breached and 560 million customers’ data had been put up for sale online. The data is said to include full names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card details, order information, and more. Ticketmaster is yet to comment on the incident. However, whether the data is real or not, scammers are likely to use this as an opportunity to line their pockets.
What to do:
Be on your guard for texts, calls or emails that claim to be from Ticketmaster or about a future event you bought a ticket to. They could be fake, aimed at getting you to download malware or go to a phishing site.
Keep an eye on your transactions. If you’ve bought anything through Ticketmaster, monitor your bank and credit card accounts and report any suspicious transactions.
Consider identity monitoring. This alerts you if your personal information is found being traded illegally online, and helps you recover after.
Keep updated on this developing story on the Malwarebytes Labs blog.
Check what data is already exposed
You can check what personal information of yours has already been exposed online with Malwarebytes' Digital Footprint portal. Just enter your email address (it’s best to submit the one you most frequently use) to Malwarebytes' free Digital Footprint scan and they’ll give you a report. (Note, the Ticketmaster data is yet to be released so won’t appear in the scan.)