TOO LATE: UFC 295, which took place in November 2023, is among the events listed in an email scam offering two free tickets for Ticketmaster customers who were victims in July’s massive data breach of the ticketing firm. (Getty Images) Life is imitating art in the bizarro world of live entertainment. The massive Ticketmaster data breach that took place in July is now manifesting itself in phishing scams offering two free tickets to sports events and concerts to customers whose personal data was stolen in the breach. An email forwarded to VenuesNow on Wednesday from a Ticketmaster customer showed a message tagged with “Ticketmaster data breach — IMPORTANT UPDATE” in the subject line. VenuesNow forwarded the email to Ticketmaster officials as requested and they confirmed that the email was fake and not issued by the company. The bogus email, featuring a plain blue Ticketmaster header, contains a message that starts… Continue Reading Scam: free tix tied to Ticketmaster breach

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