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Ticketmaster faces a $5 million class-action lawsuit over its April data breach

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Ticketmaster is facing a proposed class action accusing it of failing to adopt adequate security measures.

The lawsuit alleges negligence and seeks unspecified damages of at least $5 million on behalf of millions of users.

In April , the hacker group ShinyHunters accessed Ticketmaster ’s database.

It harvested the full names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and credit card information.

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