Ticketfly
MEDIUM RISKData breach — May 2018
In May 2018, the website for the ticket distribution service Ticketfly was defaced by an attacker and was subsequently taken offline. The attacker allegedly requested a ransom to share details of the vulnerability with Ticketfly but did not receive a reply and subsequently posted the breached data online to a publicly accessible location. The data included over 26 million unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and phone numbers. Whilst there were no passwords in the publicly leaked data, Ticketfly later issued an incident update and stated that "It is possible, however, that hashed values of password credentials could have been accessed".
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What happened in the Ticketfly data breach?
In May 2018, the website for the ticket distribution service Ticketfly was defaced by an attacker and was subsequently taken offline. The attacker allegedly requested a ransom to share details of the vulnerability with Ticketfly but did not receive a reply and subsequently posted the breached data online to a publicly accessible location. The data included over 26 million unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and phone numbers. Whilst there were no passwords in the publicly leaked data, Ticketfly later issued an incident update and stated that "It is possible, however, that hashed values of password credentials could have been accessed".
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Quick answer — was Ticketfly hacked?
Yes. Ticketfly was breached in May 2018. The breach exposed 26,151,608 records including email addresses, names, phone numbers. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the Ticketfly breach so dangerous?
The Ticketfly breach exposed 26,151,608 records — that is 26.2M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, names, phone numbers makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Ticketfly breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Phone numbers — enables SIM swapping attacks and targeted SMS phishing scams
Physical addresses — combined with other data, used for identity theft and physical fraud
Is the Ticketfly breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Ticketfly breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2018 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your Ticketfly password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the Ticketfly breach
Approximately 26,151,608 user records were exposed in the Ticketfly breach in May 2018.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Ticketfly password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Change your Ticketfly password immediately, change any other account where you used the same password, enable two-factor authentication on all important accounts, and monitor for phishing emails over the next 90 days.
Who was affected by the Ticketfly breach?
The Ticketfly data breach affected approximately 26,151,608 users who had accounts with the service. With 26.2M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Ticketfly or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the Ticketfly breach
Change your Ticketfly password immediately
Go to Ticketfly and change your password right now. Use a strong, unique password that you have never used anywhere else.
Change any account sharing that password
If you used the same password on other sites, change it on every one of them. Attackers test stolen credentials on hundreds of popular sites within hours.
Enable two-factor authentication
Turn on 2FA on Ticketfly and every important account. Even if your password is known, attackers cannot get in without the second factor.
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