Ticketek customer details exposed in cyber security breach

Clare O’Neil says incident affecting many Australians but appears restricted to the release of names, dates of birth and email addresses

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Ticketek has been hit by a “cyber incident” with personal information of Australian customers stolen from a third-party global cloud-based platform.

The cybersecurity minister, Clare O’Neil, said late on Friday night the breach was “affecting many Australians” but appeared restricted to the release of names, dates of birth and email addresses.

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