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Users' Personal Details at Risk in Coachella Website Hack

The hack has reported to authorities and is currently under investigation.
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Coachella organizer Goldenvoice yesterday confirmed that the festival's website had been hacked, putting festival-goers personal information at risk. The hack has since been reported to authorities and is currently under investigation, reports Billboard.

Customers' full names, email addresses, birth dates, and phone numbers are among the data compromised by the hack. Not everyone who bought a ticket to the annual festival in Indio, California should be worried, though, because accounts on Coachella's website are totally separate from ticket purchasing accounts. Coachella.com accounts are used to customize lineups, activate wristbands, and post on the website's forum.

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Goldenvoice sent a message to Coachella.com account holders about the hack yesterday. "Be aware that you may be targeted by phishing emails sent from people impersonating Coachella personnel," they said. "Please remember that Coachella will never solicit personal information or account information from you via email. Please exercise caution if you receive any emails or phone calls that ask for such information, or direct you to web sites where you are asked for personal or financial information." They also said that "no financial information was accessed."

This news follows a recent report on Motherboard that someone claims to be selling over 950,000 Coachella user accounts on the dark web.

The head of Coachella's parent company, conservative Christian billionaire Philip Anschutz, was recently linked to right-wing groups that support anti-LGBT measures and deny climate change. The xx, Radiohead, and Justice are on the lineup for this year's edition of the festival.

If you're worried that your details are at risk because of this data breach, learn more about the invaluable resource in the hacking age, 'Have I Been Pwned?'

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