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Reverse-Engineering Ticketmaster’s Barcode System

published on 2024-07-09 16:27:46 UTC by Bruce Schneier
Content:

Interesting:

By reverse-engineering how Ticketmaster and AXS actually make their electronic tickets, scalpers have essentially figured out how to regenerate specific, genuine tickets that they have legally purchased from scratch onto infrastructure that they control. In doing so, they are removing the anti-scalping restrictions put on the tickets by Ticketmaster and AXS.

EDITED TO ADD (7/14): More information.

Article: Reverse-Engineering Ticketmaster’s Barcode System - published 4 months ago.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/07/reverse-engineering-ticketmasters-barcode-system.html   
Published: 2024 07 09 16:27:46
Received: 2024 07 14 13:43:19
Feed: Schneier on Security
Source: Schneier on Security
Category: Cyber Security
Topic: Cyber Security
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