{"id":76849,"date":"2024-11-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=76849"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T22:25:09","slug":"ticketmaster-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/life-online\/ticketmaster-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"After Ticketmaster\u2019s data breach, it\u2019s time to secure your info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let&#039;s talk about data breaches | Outside the Fox\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lw07At4ttIc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Still in its &#8220;anti-hero&#8221; era, Ticketmaster has users reeling from a data breach last May, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/31\/business\/ticketmaster-hack-data-breach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hacker group claimed<\/a> to have stolen data from more than 500 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The breach coincided with Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour, one of the biggest tours ever that just so happened to have one of the most problematic rollouts ever. (So many fans tried to buy presale tickets that <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/music\/news\/ticketmaster-cancels-taylor-swift-public-ticket-sales-eras-tour-1235435965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ticketmaster\u2019s system crashed<\/a>, forcing the company to cancel the general sale \u2014 yet bots and scalpers still managed to grab tickets.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what do you do after a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/internet-culture\/hacked-unravelling-a-data-breach\/\">data breach<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use 2FA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/products\/firefox\/firefox-tips\/what-is-2fa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two-factor-authentication<\/a> (2FA if you\u2019re into brevity) is a simple and effective way to add an extra layer of security to your logins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change old passwords<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Look. We get it. \u201cFearlessSwiftie13!\u201d is a pretty solid password. But if you\u2019ve been using it since 2008, it\u2019s time to update it. Make it <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/how-generate-secure-password-firefox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">something less obvious<\/a>, maybe even use <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/how-generate-secure-password-firefox\">Firefox\u2019s password generator.<\/a> Don\u2019t re-use passwords. If they\u2019re easy to remember, they\u2019re easy to hack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monitor.mozilla.org\/?utm_medium=mozilla-websites&amp;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&amp;utm_campaign=ticketmaster-blog-post&amp;utm_content=-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mozilla Monitor<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to plug our own thing, but Mozilla Monitor does a pretty good job of showing what personal data was actually breached. We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/monitor.mozilla.org\/?utm_medium=mozilla-websites&amp;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&amp;utm_campaign=ticketmaster-blog-post&amp;utm_content=-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the free scan<\/a>; it\u2019ll tell you&nbsp; if your phone number, passwords or home address have been leaked and alert you to future breaches, so you can act accordingly and stay in the loop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No phish<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the Ticketmaster data breach was so big, many people\u2019s information could now be in the hands of scammers, who may use the data they got to pose as Ticketmaster or concert venues, to steal even more of your information. Be on the lookout for any emails or texts that seem suspicious or off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keep tabs on your statements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regularly review your credit card statements. Pick a day and make it a habit. Even if you haven\u2019t been part of a headline-making breach, it\u2019s smart \u2013 you\u2019ll catch any unfamiliar charges and can report them to your card issuer right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data breaches are no fun, but they do help people snap out of their old (and easily hackable) habits. By using a combination of these steps above and some good ol\u2019-fashioned common sense, you\u2019ll minimize the risk of them happening again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"ft-c-inline-cta\" href=\" https:\/\/monitor.mozilla.org\/?utm_medium=mozilla-websites&#038;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_campaign=ticketmaster-blog-post&#038;utm_content=-us\">\n  <div class=\"ft-c-inline-cta__media\">\n  <img src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2019\/08\/Monitor_icon.png\" class=\"attachment-1x1 size-1x1\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/>  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ft-c-inline-cta__content\">\n     <h3>Find where your private info is exposed <\/h3>      <span>Get a free scan<\/span>   <\/div>\n<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still in its &#8220;anti-hero&#8221; era, Ticketmaster has users reeling from a data breach last May, when a hacker group claimed to have stolen data from more than 500 million people. 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