Ticket Scalping
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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.
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.
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.
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.