“Ticketmaster employees repeatedly – and illegally – accessed a competitor’s computers without authorization using stolen passwords to unlawfully collect business intelligence,” stated DuCharme. Both of them were terminated in the same year after their misconduct was discovered since their actions breached their policies and values.Īccording to Acting U.S. The company further revealed that the misconduct took place in 2017, and it involved two employees, namely Zaidi and Mead. Songkick shut down its ticket-selling operations in 2017 and sold all other operations to Warner Music Group.Īfter the court’s ruling, Ticketmaster released a statement that read: “We are pleased that this matter is now resolved.” The company’s spokesperson stated that Ticketmaster executives used the old log-in credentials, which their former employee provided, and repeatedly accessed the systems. Court documents revealed that the competitor was Songkick.
The competitor was identified as a UK-based company with offices in New York and Brooklyn. The US-based ticket selling and distribution firm admitted that it deliberately and knowingly accessed its key competitor’s computer systems to keep a check on its pricing and introduce competitive packages. Ticketmaster employees’ actions were condemned by the acting US lawyer for New York’s eastern district, Seth D DuCharme, and the FBI’s New York Field Office assistance director, William F Sweeney Jr. New: Apple loses lawsuit against cyber security startup Corellium The department stated that it was a planned scheme to ‘choke off the victim’s business.’ Hence, the company was ordered to pay a $10m in criminal fine.ĭoJ Declares Ticketmaster Guilty of IntrusionĪccording to the DoJ, Ticketmaster used passwords, which its rival firm’s former employee had retained, and accessed its computers. The US Department of Justice has found Ticketmaster guilty of unlawfully accessing a competitor’s computer systems. Ticketmaster Pays $10m Criminal Fine for Hacking Rival – DoJ states that the company illegally accessed its competitor’s computer systems to ‘choke off’ the victim’s business.
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