Sutherland faced a security breach where employees accessed and resold almost 1,000 event tickets, including for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, through StubHub's system, making over $600,000 in profit. The breach not only raises concerns about data privacy and security measures but also underscores the financial and reputational damage such insider threats can cause to organizations.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/stubhub-backdoor-stolen-taylor-swift-tickets/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sutherland-global-services
"id": "sut000031025",
"linkid": "sutherland-global-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Business Process Outsourcing',
'name': 'Sutherland',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'description': 'Sutherland faced a security breach where employees accessed '
'and resold almost 1,000 event tickets, including for Taylor '
"Swift’s Eras Tour, through StubHub's system, making over "
'$600,000 in profit. The breach not only raises concerns about '
'data privacy and security measures but also underscores the '
'financial and reputational damage such insider threats can '
'cause to organizations.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Significant',
'financial_loss': '$600,000'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'threat_actor': 'Employees',
'title': 'Insider Threat at Sutherland: Unauthorized Ticket Resale',
'type': 'Insider Threat',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Insider Access'}