ransomnews.com Massive Ticketmaster Data Leak Exposes 412,000 Festival Buyers
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- •Over 412,000 records from The Town 2025 festival are being sold on the dark web.
- •The leaked data includes sensitive personal information, particularly Brazilian CPF numbers.
- •Ransomnews confirmed the authenticity of the data, indicating a significant risk of identity theft.
On September 2, 2026, a seller on a Russian-language data-trading forum listed what they claimed to be an internal Ticketmaster database containing 412,192 purchase records from The Town 2025 festival, primarily affecting Brazilian buyers. The leaked data includes sensitive information such as names, email addresses, CPF numbers, and payment details, with a breach date noted as August 28, 2026. Ransomnews confirmed the authenticity of the data sample, which shows a significant concentration of Brazilian records, comprising 61% of the total. The seller is offering the full database for $10,000 or $80 per thousand records, explicitly stating that the CPF numbers can be used for bank fraud and SIM registration. The data breach's source remains unverified, raising concerns about identity theft and fraud risks for the affected individuals. The listing's details and the validation of the data indicate a serious threat to personal security for those involved.
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