Coachella Hacked; 950,000 Accounts at Risk
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 03/02/2017 07:54 AM
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If you have an account on music festival Coachella, be advised that a hacker has made off with personal information of 950,000 Coachella.com accounts.
Motherboard reported on February 22nd that someone was selling the data. In the meantime, concert-promoter Goldenvoice sent an email to account holders to let them know. The data that was being sold included hashed passwords, usernames and email addresses.
According to the email, "usernames, first and last names, shipping addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth" were taken, but it was "confirmed that no user passwords were stolen," and "no financial information was accessed."
Goldenvoice is advising that users be on the lookout for phishing scams that purport to come from Coachella staff.
"Please remember that Coachella will never solicit personal information or account information from you via email," the Goldenvoice email noted. "Please exercise caution if you receive any emails or phone calls that ask for such information, or direct you to web sites where you are asked for personal or financial information."
Although passwords were not stolen, according to the email, it is advised that users change their passwords just to be safe.
Source: Mashable
Motherboard reported on February 22nd that someone was selling the data. In the meantime, concert-promoter Goldenvoice sent an email to account holders to let them know. The data that was being sold included hashed passwords, usernames and email addresses.According to the email, "usernames, first and last names, shipping addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth" were taken, but it was "confirmed that no user passwords were stolen," and "no financial information was accessed."
Goldenvoice is advising that users be on the lookout for phishing scams that purport to come from Coachella staff.
"Please remember that Coachella will never solicit personal information or account information from you via email," the Goldenvoice email noted. "Please exercise caution if you receive any emails or phone calls that ask for such information, or direct you to web sites where you are asked for personal or financial information."
Although passwords were not stolen, according to the email, it is advised that users change their passwords just to be safe.
Source: Mashable
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