- Two cybercriminals stole more than $ 600,000 in tickets
- Tickets were mainly Taylor Swift concert tickets
- Criminals used a stolen door in Stubhub systems to redirect tickets
A pair of cybercriminals was arrested and charged after allegedly stolen more than 900 concert tickets, collecting more than $ 635,000 in profit. This corresponds to an average profit of $ 700 per ticket, so he might not surprise you to learn that criminals have mainly stolen the Taylor Swift ERA tour, as well as other high -level events such as NBA and US Open games.
The two criminals were Stubhub site ticket employees and are accused of having used their access to the company’s systems to find a stolen door in a “secure network of the network” where the tickets that had already been sold were awarded an URL and the queue to be sent to the customer. The criminal, Tyrone Rose, then redirected the URL to his co-conspirator, Shamara Simmons.
The criminals were charged with large second degree, first -degree computer falsification, conspiracy in the fourth degree and computer falsification in the fourth degree – and risks up to 15 years in prison if they were convicted.
High value targets
The scams targeting popular events such as sports competitions, shows and concerts, in particular the Taylor Swift Extremely Popular – Tournation Tour – are common because criminals seek to take advantage of the urgency of quick sales tickets. In this case, the tickets were purchased via a perfectly legitimate site, but customers have always been frauds, which makes this matter particularly worrying.
“According to accusations, these defendants tried to use the popularity of the Taylor Swift concert tour and other large -scale events to benefit from [expense] Others, ”said the district prosecutor Melinda Katz.
“They would have exploited an escape through an offshore ticket seller to steal tickets for the largest concert tour of the last decade, then responded to these seats for an extraordinary profit of more than $ 600,000.”
