Lawsuit Blames Ticketmaster for Hacking Incident Involving 560 Million Users

The ticket sales company Ticketmaster has been slapped with a class action lawsuit, blaming it for failing to prevent a recent hacking incident that allegedly led to the private data of 560 million users being stolen. The lawsuit, filed on May 29, was brought against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment. It accused the defendants of failing to “properly secure and safeguard Plaintiffs’ and other similar situated individuals’ personal identifiable information.” The class action follows a “recent targeted cyberattack against Ticketmaster that enabled a third party to access Defendants’ computer systems and data, resulting in the compromise of highly sensitive Private Information.”...