The Hackers Who Stole the Eras Tour
Two people have been charged with stealing 900+ tickets and reselling them on StubHub.
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A pair of alleged 1331 HAX0RS have been arrested in New York City and charged with stealing 900+ tickets, scalping them, and making more than $600,000 in profit. Many of these tickets were for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. According to prosecutors from the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, the pair were arrested last Thursday (what, no “Getaway Car”?) and have been charged with grand larceny, computer tampering, conspiracy, and tampering.
One of the two indicted conspirators worked for “Sunderland, a third-party contractor for StubHub in Kingston, Jamaica,” per Variety. They would take URLs for already-purchased tickets, give them to an accomplice that has since died, and resell them on StubHub. The gang was reportedly at it from June 2022 to July 2023.
In a statement, the chief legal office of StubHub said that “ensuring a safe and secure platform for our fans is our highest priority. Upon discovering this criminal scheme, we immediately reported it to the third-party customer-service vendor, Sutherland Global Services, as well as to the Queens District Attorney’s Office and Jamaican law enforcement.” StubHub says it has replaced or refunded “all identified orders impacted.” Other pop stars whose tickets were yoinked by the crew include Ed Sheeran and Adele.
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