Ticketmaster to pay $10 million fine for illegally accessing computers of rival CrowdSurge

Ticketmaster is finding itself in hot-water. The entertainment company now being forced to pay a $10 million fine to avoid prosecution for illegally accessing the computers of its rival CrowdSurge.

News 12 Staff

Dec 31, 2020, 3:02 PM

Updated 1,444 days ago

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Ticketmaster is finding itself in hot-water. The entertainment company now being forced to pay a $10 million fine to avoid prosecution for illegally accessing the computers of its rival CrowdSurge. Ticketmaster employees repeatedly accessed its competitor's computers without permission, using stolen passwords in order to collect business intelligence. The agreement will resolve the company's five criminal counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy and computer intrusion.
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