A hacker breached the website of the event booking company Ticketfly, causing it to be shut down.
Administrators were also alerted by the hacker that it possessed access to a database called backstage.
He distributed links to files that contained contact details for clients and customers, such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and physical addresses.
The business said that it is still looking into the matter to find out how serious the security breach is.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/73105/data-breach/ticketfly-data-breach.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ticketfly
"id": "tic1624311223",
"linkid": "ticketfly",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "06/2018",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Entertainment',
'name': 'Ticketfly',
'type': 'Event Booking Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Website Breach',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Links to files containing contact '
'details were distributed',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'phone numbers',
'email addresses',
'physical addresses'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['contact details for clients and '
'customers',
'names',
'phone numbers',
'email addresses',
'physical addresses']},
'description': 'A hacker breached the website of the event booking company '
'Ticketfly, causing it to be shut down. Administrators were '
'also alerted by the hacker that it possessed access to a '
'database called backstage. He distributed links to files that '
'contained contact details for clients and customers, such as '
'names, phone numbers, email addresses, and physical '
'addresses. The business said that it is still looking into '
'the matter to find out how serious the security breach is.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['contact details for clients and customers',
'names',
'phone numbers',
'email addresses',
'physical addresses'],
'downtime': 'Website shut down',
'systems_affected': ['website']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Website'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'threat_actor': 'Hacker',
'title': 'Ticketfly Website Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}