Ticket Scalping

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Ticketmaster Used Revolving Barcodes to Control Ticket Resale Market and Surveil Customers, DOJ Alleges
Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster Used Revolving Barcodes to Control Ticket Resale Market and Surveil Customers, DOJ Alleges

"We now not only know the person that bought the ticket, but we’re going to know those three people that you are taking to the show, which we have not known historically."
The Ticketmaster Hack Is Becoming a Logistical Nightmare for Fans and Brokers
Ticketmaster

The Ticketmaster Hack Is Becoming a Logistical Nightmare for Fans and Brokers

The latest dump includes ticket data, which means fans' tickets can be stolen if Ticketmaster doesn't reissue them. "This is really really really really bad," one broker told 404 Media.
Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets
Tickets

Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets

Scalpers have reverse-engineered how Ticketmaster creates tickets, and are now generating and selling them on their own parallel infrastructure.
Ticketmaster Crashes During Olivia Rodrigo Presale—Here's Why
Olivia Rodrigo

Ticketmaster Crashes During Olivia Rodrigo Presale—Here's Why

Specialized web browsers for ticket brokers combined with overwhelming fan demand is overwhelming Ticketmaster's infrastructure.
Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't
News

Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't

Ticketmaster's "Verified Fan" system doesn't help fans. It helps scalpers who have hundreds of accounts, use special internet browsers, and have dozens of credit cards.