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Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded March 1, 2021Occurred February 22, 20211,921,722 accountsticketcounter.nlAll Ticketcounter breaches →
What was exposed
Bank account numbersDates of birthEmail addressesGendersIP addressesNamesPayment historiesPhone numbersPhysical addresses
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In August 2020, the Dutch ticketing service Ticketcounter inadvertently published a database backup to a publicly accessible location where it was then found and downloaded in February 2021 . The data contained 1.9M unique email addresses which were offered for sale on a hacking forum and in some cases included names, physical and IP addresses, genders, dates of birth, payment histories and bank account numbers. Ticketcounter was later held to ransom with the threat of the breached being released publicly.
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What is the Ticketcounter data breach?

In August 2020, the Dutch ticketing service Ticketcounter inadvertently published a database backup to a publicly accessible location where it was then found and downloaded in February 2021 . The data contained 1.9M unique email addresses which were offered...

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around February 2021.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 1,921,722 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Bank account numbers, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, IP addresses, Names, Payment histories and Phone numbers.

What should I do if I was affected?

Watch your card and bank statements for unfamiliar charges, and consider requesting a new card number. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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