NEW YORK (AP) — A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events on StubHub, according to prosecutors in New York. The international scam involved people working in Jamaica for a firm contracted by the online ticket marketplace, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday. […]
A cybercrime crew stole and resold over 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift's concerts and other high-demand events on StubHub, generating more than $600,000 in profits between June 2022 and July 2023. Prosecutors in New York revealed that the crew redirected ticket URLs to emails, downloaded them, and resold them at inflated prices. The majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift’s Eras Tour, but the group also targeted events like Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games, and the U.S. Open. The crew included individuals in Jamaica and New York, with some redirecting tickets to accomplices in Queens.
