Hackers Stole Hundreds of Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets and Sold Them for $600,000, Prosecutors Say
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Two individuals have been arrested and arraigned in New York City for stealing more than 900 concert tickets, many of which were for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and making more than $600,000 in the process.
Prosecutors from the District Attorney’s Office in Queens County said that two individuals, Tyrone Rose and Shamara P. Simmons, were arrested last Thursday and charged with grand larceny, computer tampering, conspiracy and tampering.
They allegedly made off with approximately 993 tickets to the Eras Tour and Ed Sheeran and Adele concerts in a scheme that gave them access to already purchased tickets.
According to the Office, Rose and another accomplice worked for Sunderland, a third-party contractor for StubHub in Kingston, Jamaica, using their access to StubHub’s system to intercept tickets.
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