TEG (Ticketek Entertainment Group) Details

TEG (Ticketek Entertainment Group)

Sydney, Australia • 1000 employees • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

https://www.teg.com.au/

Industry

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Security Incidents

TEG, originally known as Ticketek Entertainment Group, is a prominent live entertainment and ticketing company based in Australia. Founded in 1979, TEG is primarily involved in the promotion of concerts, events, and ticketing services for sports, music, theatre, and exhibitions. The company's ticketing arm, Ticketek, is one of the leading ticketing organizations in Australia and New Zealand, providing advanced ticketing technology and solutions for various events.

TEG has expanded its operations over the years to include multiple subsidiaries and brands, strengthening its market position thr...
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Security Incidents

TEG (Ticketek Entertainment Group) Breach of Jun 2024

Severity Score

Significant to High

Type

Data Breach

Summary

In late May, TEG's subsidiary Ticketek experienced a data breach affecting Australian customer data stored in a cloud-based platform provided by a reputable third-party supplier, suspected to be Snowflake. A hacker subsequently advertised the stolen data, allegedly encompassing information on 30 million users, including full names, genders, dates of birth, usernames, hashed passwords, and email addresses, on a hacking forum. Sample data posted by the hacker was verified by TechCrunch as legitimate, indicating an issue with Ticketek’s systems. Although Ticketek confirmed that customer account p...
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Severity

A recent cybersecurity incident involved a hacker advertising for sale customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. The breach reportedly exposed the personal information of 30 million users, including names, genders, dates of birth, usernames, hashed passwords, and email addresses, with the hacker publishing a sample that appears legitimate. Despite the encryption of passwords, the incident is a significant data exposure, especially given the connections to a broader series of data thefts implicating Snowflake and...
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Impact

The TEG cyber incident was a data breach that resulted in the exposure of customer information. Specifically, full names, genders, dates of birth, usernames, hashed passwords, and email addresses of approximately 30 million users were compromised. While the encryption methods employed by Ticketek ensured that no customer accounts were compromised, the exposed personal data remains a significant privacy concern. There is no clear evidence that internal company data, intellectual property, or source code was leaked; however, the breach underscores vulnerabilities within the cloud-based platforms...
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