The contractors allegedly stole the URLs of tickets purchased on StubHub and emailed them to others in New York, who downloaded and resold them at exorbitant prices.
Officials in Queens, New York, arrest two individuals for exploiting a backdoor at a StubHub contractor to intercept and re-sell almost 1,000 tickets to popular events.
The digital tickets were stolen from StubHub by employees of a third party contractor in Jamaica, prosecutors say
The thieves, including one in Queens, allegedly stole more than 900 event tickets by intercepting URLs for StubHub customers, authorities say.
New York prosecutors say that two people working at a third-party contractor for the StubHub online ticket marketplace made $635,000 after almost 1,000 concert tickets and reselling them online.
The Queens D.A.'s Office claims that the defendants exploited "high-profile events to profit at the [expense] of others"
Two people have been charged with infiltrating StubHub’s backend and stealing over $635,000 worth of tickets, including to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
The perpetrators allegedly used backdoor access to StubHub's platform to redirect hundreds of tickets to concerts by Taylor Swift and more
StubHub is considering launching an IPO this year, aiming to raise $1 billion, according to reports. The ticketing software firm announced the plans during an investor meet on Thursday. Established in 2000,
A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events.
A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events on StubHub, according to prosecutors in New York. The international scam involved people working in Jamaica for a firm contracted by the online ticket marketplace,