# Former Ticketmaster VP charged with hacking Crowdsurge

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 14, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-ticketmaster-vp-charged-with-hacking-crowdsurge/1007272 "2024-09-14T21:58:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-ticketmaster-vp-charged-with-hacking-crowdsurge/1007272/1 "2024-09-14T21:58:21Z")

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I understand that Ticketmaster dominates their area of the marketplace. Apparently one way was by encouraging others to commit crimes. I’m amused that the way they found out that Ticketmaster had hacked them was by a former TM employee.

> **[Former Ticketmaster boss sentenced for hacking rival company CrowdSurge](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg423n1erko)**
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> British national Stephen Mead stole sensitive CrowdSurge data, contributing to the firm’s collapse.