Article content The frenzy to land a seat at one of has been at a fever pitch all year. Now that the shows are coming soon ( ), Ticketmaster has responded to the ever-evolving trickery of scammers by only allowing ticket resales in a three-day window leading up to the concert date. What does that mean for those looking to buy or sell tickets in the resale market? What kinds of scams are out there and how can they be avoided? We asked Jane Arnett, a cybersecurity expert at , how to avoid fraudsters lurking behind countless social media accounts and fake websites.
Answers have been edited for length, and we’ve also shared perspective from Ticketmaster itself. Scammers can fall into several categories. Some attempt to deceive buyers into paying money for tickets that will never be delivered, while others seek personal information to gain access to a larger jackpot.
Another category is those trying to obtain tickets already purchased, either by impersonating a legitimate person to send tickets to or by gaining access to an account and transferring them without permission. Likely, yes. Ticketmaster notes on its website that it reached out to those affected, offering credit monitoring services.
It appears they have since been rolling out multi-factor authentication (MFA) and have recently changed ticket transfer requests to start 72 hours before the event. Other breaches have likely contributed as well. Many people reuse usernames and passwords across multiple sites, making them .