The same data set was offered for sale in an almost identical post on another forum by someone using the handle “SpidermanData.” This could be the same person or a member of the ShinyHunters group.<\/p>\n
Following this event, Malwarebytes Labs advised readers on how to respond and stay safe<\/a>. Importantly, even when a breach isn’t a “breach”\u2014in that immediate moment when the details have yet to be confirmed and a breach subject is readying its public statements\u2014the very news of the suspected breach can be used by advantageous cybercriminals as a phishing lure. <\/p>\n Later, Ticketmaster confirmed the data breach<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bleeping Computer<\/a>\u00a0spoke to\u00a0ShinyHunters who said they already had interested buyers. Now, Sp1d3r, who was seen posting earlier about Advance Auto Parts customer data<\/a> and Truist Bank data<\/a>, has released 1 million Ticketmaster related data records for free.<\/p>\n In a post on BreachForums, Sp1d3r said:<\/p>\n \u201cTicketmaster will not respond to request to buy data from us.<\/p>\n They care not for the privacy of 680 million customers, so give you the first 1 million users free.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The cybercriminals that are active on those forums will jump at the occasion and undoubtedly try to monetize those records. This likely means that innocent users that are included in the first million released records could receive a heavy volume of spam and phishing emails in the coming days. <\/p>\n Protecting yourself after a data breach<\/strong><\/p>\n There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach<\/a>.<\/p>\n Check your exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n While matters are still unclear how much information was involved, it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve had other personal information exposed online in previous data breaches. You can check what personal information of yours has been exposed with our Digital Footprint portal. Just enter your email address (it\u2019s best to submit the one you most frequently use) to our free Digital Footprint scan<\/a> and we\u2019ll give you a report.<\/p>\n![\"post](\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/BF_Post_give_away.png\")
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