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Ticketmaster Will Pay $10 Million Fine to Settle Federal Charges It Hacked Rival's System

by Todd Spangler

Ticketmaster agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine to avoid prosecution over charges that it illegally accessed systems of a startup rival to steal proprietary info in an attempt to "choke off" the smaller company's business, federal authorities said. On Wednesday, the ticketing giant entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement in federal court in […]

SOURCE: Variety at 10:17am on December 31, 2020