Ticketfly Temporarily Shuts Down To Investigate 'Cyber Incident' (engadget.com)

Earlier today, ticket distribution service Ticketfly shut down after a "cyber incident" compromised its systems. A hacker reportedly defaced the company's website and claimed to have compromised the "backstage" database where festivals, promoters and venues manage their events. Engadget reports: The intrusion might have started through Ticketfly's Wordpress blog -- the hacker claimed to have downloaded and posted this on Ticketfly's site before it was taken down. The firm hasn't said when it expects services to return to normal, and it has yet to gauge the full extent of the breach. It took everything down out of an "abundance of caution," according to a spokesperson. According to Motherboard, the hacker apparently demanded a single bitcoin to divulge the vulnerability that left Ticketfly open to attack. You can view the FAQ page for more information on the incident.

Comments

You know, just once

[bobstreo]

I'd like a company to apologize for being short sighted and cheaping out on security for short term financial gains.

Not that it will ever happen.

Re:You know, just once

[Errol backfiring]

But, but, We never cheap out on securities on the stock market!