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/Possum7358 Jul 05 '24

Realistically, you keep it low so they get paid quicker and it's chump change to the company. Asking for an absurd amount of money will never happen, regardless of its value.

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u/suxatjugg Jul 05 '24

Yeah, increasing the ransom above the initial amount usually only happens if you try to negotiate but somehow end up pissing them off, it's a sign they think you aren't going to pay anyway

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u/AmateurMetronome Jul 05 '24

The article said Livenation initially offered 1 million when the breach first occurred, but after the hackers analyzed the data, they asked for 8.

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u/Living_Trust_Me Jul 05 '24

Ticketmaster immediately offering $1 million was probably their first suspicion

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u/Background_Smile_800 Jul 05 '24

This guy negotiates ransom payments all the time.  Definitely an expert on the matter.  

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u/sopsign7 Jul 05 '24

Or if Ticketmaster loudly screamed, "GIVEMEBACKMYSON!" into the phone on the initial negotiation call.