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
News By IQ | 1 March 2017
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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