The police closed the crime episode to resell the Stubhub ticket

Taylor Swift tour in ages It ended last year, but the authorities finally arrested a pair of thieves who managed to steal hundreds of tickets by exploiting a loophole at the end of STubHub background.

per Hollywood ObserverTwo Internet criminals who stole and reselling hundreds of digital tickets were arrested to various concerts and sporting events such as the United States Open. Tirion Rose and Shara Simons were accused of major theft, tampering with the computer, and conspiracy. If convicted, the husband may face anywhere from 3 to 15 years in prison. Rose and Simons are scheduled to appear before the court and make their calls on Friday, but the police investigation will continue, as they are said to have worked with a number of accomplices – at least one of them has died now, while no other person has yet been arrested.

According to the Queens County Lawyer Office, Rose, Simons and other members of the crime episode obtained tickets by intercepting the legitimate URLs that were created after the purchase of legal tickets. After that, the URL who suffers from decorating to other participants in the chart will be passed, which they will use to re -sell tickets on the Stubhub itself.

Between June 2022 and July 2023, the crew managed to resell about 900 offers for Swift, Adele and Ed Sheraan for about $ 600,000. It is not quite clear how the group’s plan met for the first time, but it seems that it was able to discover exploitation because some of them worked in Sutherland Global Services, a Keingston -based IT contractor. In the aftermath, Stumbhub ended his business relationship With sarland.

in A statement on the caseMelinda Katz, Queens County lawyer, said that the crime episode wanted to “use the popularity of concerts tour in Taylor Swift and other prominent expensive events.”

“This removal highlights vigilance from the electronic crime unit and the encrypted currency in my office, in addition to the importance of working with our industry partners to combat fraudulent activities and ensuring consumer protection,” Katz added.