Snowflake Denies Blame for Ticketmaster Data Breach: The Plot Thickens
Snowflake denies responsibility for the Ticketmaster data breach, pointing to credential stuffing instead. Cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Mandiant found no evidence of system vulnerabilities. Snowflake insists compromised credentials from a demo account were used, not a system flaw.
Hot Take:
Snowflake claims innocence faster than a teenager caught sneaking in after curfew, while Ticketmaster points fingers like a game of “Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?”.
Key Points:
- Ticketmaster reports a data breach affecting over 500 million users, blaming a third-party cloud provider.
- Snowflake, the suspected cloud provider, denies the allegations, citing a preliminary investigation.
- CrowdStrike and Mandiant back Snowflake’s claims, suggesting a credential stuffing attack as the cause.
- One compromised account belonged to a former Snowflake employee, but it was a low-risk demo account.
- Snowflake’s systems were protected by Okta and MFA, unlike the compromised demo account.
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