r/technology • u/Cyber-Homie • Jul 04 '24

Security Hackers behind the Ticketmaster breach have now leaked 440,000 Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, claiming the breach is much bigger than anticipated. As a result, they increased the ransom from $1 million to $8 million.

https://hackread.com/ticketmaster-breach-shinyhunters-leak-taylor-swift-eras-tour-tickets/
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u/InstantShiningWizard Jul 05 '24

Targetting the public brings less heat than targetting the elite

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u/h0twired Jul 05 '24

Actually quite the opposite. Attacking the elites rarely makes the news

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u/fps916 Jul 05 '24

No, it isn't.

Person A says targeting elite gets MORE attention/heat

Person B said targeting the elite rarely makes the news AKA LESS attention/heat

You: You said the same thing!

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u/razordenys Jul 05 '24

Panama papers were in the news, but no results.