Hackers steal Coachella.com users’ data

Goldenvoice has discovered the Coachella website was accessed by "unauthorised third parties", although no passwords or payment information have been taken

An angelic Sufjan Stevens at Coachella 2016 © Fred von Lohmann

Hackers have breached the Coachella website, stealing usernames and other personal information, festival promoter Goldenvoice has confirmed.

In an email to holders of accounts on Coachella.com, the AEG-owned company says it discovered “unauthorised third parties” had gained access to names, email addresses, phone numbers and birthdates, but – unlike the breach last year at Madison Square Garden – no passwords or financial information, such as credit card numbers, were stolen.

The hack only affects accounts on Coachella.com, which allow fans to post on…

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