Ticketmaster data breach

[keldsyke]

There's some information here which 'may' be helpful...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw99ql0239wo

If it’s from the BBC it isn’t helpful there will be some biased agenda behind it.

[Old_pie]

If they have not encrypted or hashed the credit card numbers, I'd be VERY surprised. That will come with massive fines that will more than likely end Ticketmaster. It is more likely they have your name and address (that's on the electoral roll anyway) and part of your credit card number. They won't be stealing your card, but you're more at risk of scammers attempting something in the future, but with a data set of half a billion ( or around 8% of the entire world population) I think you'll be fine

Of course the credit card numbers should be encrypted, but then why not encrypt the whole database which clearly they haven't?

[LincsPie]

If they have not encrypted or hashed the credit card numbers, I'd be VERY surprised. That will come with massive fines that will more than likely end Ticketmaster. It is more likely they have your name and address (that's on the electoral roll anyway) and part of your credit card number. They won't be stealing your card, but you're more at risk of scammers attempting something in the future, but with a data set of half a billion ( or around 8% of the entire world population) I think you'll be fine

Personally the credit card issue doesn't overly concern me, I take note more of the issue of a hacker knowing personal details AND mobile phone number, potentially opening the door for a SIM card swap fraud. If you do banking on your mobile and you could be in real dire straits.

https://us.norton.com/blog/mobile/sim-swap-fraud

And why people don't opt out of the 'open register' electoral roll baffles me.

[Old_pie]

Personally the credit card issue doesn't overly concern me, I take note more of the issue of a hacker knowing personal details AND mobile phone number, potentially opening the door for a SIM card swap fraud. If you do banking on your mobile and you could be in real dire straits.

https://us.norton.com/blog/mobile/sim-swap-fraud

And why people don't opt out of the 'open register' electoral roll baffles me.

What makes you think the electoral roll is secure? How many databases have been hacked where the organisation doesn't even know there is a data leak?

[SwalePie]

If it’s from the BBC it isn’t helpful there will be some biased agenda behind it.

Interesting take. I think they're just reporting the news.

[Old_pie]

Interesting take. I think they're just reporting the news.

But they do decide what news to promote on their front pages and often that seems more to do with an agenda than of national/international importance.

And their grammar and spelling has gone to pot, the other day, "inequitable" in a BBC news article.

[SwalePie]

But they do decide what news to promote on their front pages and often that seems more to do with an agenda than of national/international importance.

And their grammar and spelling has gone to pot, the other day, "inequitable" in a BBC news article.

I know, the standards are dropping rapidly. The news I linked to was available from many sources though. I chose BBC as it is generally more trustworthy to most people, especially on a non-political item such as this.

[SmiffyPie]

But they do decide what news to promote on their front pages and often that seems more to do with an agenda than of national/international importance.

I would genuinely love to know of a straightforward, honest and impartial news source, they all have their agenda.

[drillerpie]

And their grammar and spelling has gone to pot, the other day, "inequitable" in a BBC news article.

What's wrong with inequitable?

[LincsPie]

What makes you think the electoral roll is secure? How many databases have been hacked where the organisation doesn't even know there is a data leak?

What makes you think that I think the electoral roll is secure? Just wondering why people don't opt out of the open register which anyone can buy. I'm talking about not leaving the door wide open to your personal info, but at least closing the front door even if it's not Fort Knox.

The open register electoral roll is an easy source to start building up a data picture. Ditto not going ex-dirctory in BT's online/paper phone directory (yes we got one this year!).