Short video (YouTube) by Caitlin Sarian explaining a Ticketmaster data breach that may affect ~560 million customers, summarizing stolen data (names, addresses, phone numbers, partial credit card details) and offering practical advice to stay alert for phishing and protect personal data online.
If you've ever used Ticketmaster, you need to watch this.
The company confirmed that there's unauthorized activity on its database on Friday and it could impact 560 million customers.
We'll go through what happened and what you can do to make sure you're secure. Hi, I'm Kaitlyn. I'm a cyber security and data protection expert and I want to help you protect your data online.
Let's go. The group claiming responsibility says it stole names, addresses, phone numbers, partial credit card details from Ticketmaster Worldwide. In their legal filing, Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, said they're working on mitigating the risk.
If you're worried about potentially being a victim of this data breach, don't panic. Just be very alert. Make sure you don't fall for any phishing. And if anything is urgent, take a step back and think before you click like and follow for more cybersecurity tips. And be sure to share this with a friend.
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