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Hackers Stole Hundreds of Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets and Sold Them for $600,000, Prosecutors Say


Hackers made off with over 900 tickets and made over $600,000 in a resale scheme of Taylor Swift tickets.

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. In a statement, District Attorney Melinda Katz said, “According to the charges, these defendants tried to use the popularity of Taylor Swift ’s concert tour and other high-profile events to profit at the expensive of others.

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