ICO response to Ticketmaster cyber incident

An ICO spokesperson said:

“Organisations have a legal duty to ensure that people’s personal information is held securely. We have been made aware of an issue concerning Ticketmaster and will be making enquiries.

“We will look at when the incident happened and when it was discovered as part of our work and this will inform whether it is dealt with under the 1998 or 2018 Data Protection Acts.”

Guidance for Ticketmaster customers has been published on the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) website.