Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ended last year, but authorities have finally apprehended a pair of thieves who managed to steal hundreds of tickets by exploiting a loophole in StubHub’s back end.
Two people have been charged with infiltrating StubHub’s backend and stealing over $635,000 worth of tickets, including to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office charged Tyrone Rose and Shamara Simmons for their involvement in an alleged scheme in which they exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor for StubHub. According to the prosecutors, they intercepted already-sold ticket URLs by accessing the company’s network and resold them.
The perpetrators allegedly used backdoor access to StubHub's platform to redirect hundreds of tickets to concerts by Taylor Swift and more
Two people allegedly stole URLs to more than 900 concert tickets, the majority of which were for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, according to the office of Queens District Melinda Katz.The