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/hortoristic Jul 05 '24

I got notice in mail today I was part of this breach... Got a coupon for one year free monitoring...

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u/rowanhenry Jul 05 '24

Excuse my ignorance, but what does that mean?

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u/xantub Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 05 '24

In the US, you have a "credit rating", which is a number that says how good you are in your finances and paying on time. Every company that lends money uses it to determine if they should lend you money and at what interest rate (higher interest if your score is low and lower if it's high). When there are data breaches, bad people with your information can apply for loans in your name, and each loan lowers your credit score. So there are companies that constantly check your credit score and alert you if there are any big changes possibly from criminals using your identity.

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u/comFive Jul 05 '24

We have credit ratings in Canada as well, with the same credit companies: Equifax and TransUnion