A recent data exposure incident involving ticket reselling platform Ticket To Cash has put the sensitive information of potentially hundreds of thousands of users at risk. Reports have revealed a non-password-protected and unencrypted database containing over 520,000 records and 200 GB of data, including customer inventory files in formats like PDF, JPG, and JSON. These files included concert tickets, proof of transfers, screenshots of receipts, and personal data such as names, email addresses, postal addresses, and even partial credit card numbers.

This breach underscores the critical need for robust data protection, continuous monitoring, and strong network-to-application security practices - especially for platforms managing financial transactions and personal data. Network monitoring, encryption, and real-time alerting should be baseline requirements, not afterthoughts, in any platform's cybersecurity posture. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page