Newshot
Account

Hong Kong Disneyland ticketing system breached, about 17,000 ticket QR codes suspected stolen

Source: IT之家 Published: Business & Funding 中文
AI summary

Hong Kong Disneyland recently detected abnormal activity in its computer systems, with about 17,000 ticket QR codes suspected of being stolen; it has reported the incident to police and immediately suspended park ticket sales and hotel bookings on its official website. Police said the case is temporarily classified as "access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent" and has been assigned to the Lantau district serious crime squad, with no arrests yet. The park urged visitors to buy tickets only through official channels or partner travel agencies and platforms, said it has strengthened ticket verification procedures at entry, and will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data as soon as possible.

Translation(model translation, not the source's own text)

Hong Kong Disneyland ticketing system breached; about 17,000 ticket QR codes suspected stolen

IT之家, November 15 — According to a report by Radio Television Hong Kong yesterday, Hong Kong Disneyland recently detected abnormal activity in its computer systems, and about 17,000 ticket QR codes are suspected to have been stolen. The operator has reported the matter to the police and immediately suspended park ticket and hotel booking services on its official website.

IT之家 learned from the original report that Hong Kong police said they received a report yesterday from a company alleging a suspected cyber incident. After a preliminary investigation, the case has temporarily been classified as "access to a computer with criminal or dishonest intent" and handed to the Lantau District Major Crime Unit for follow-up. No one has been arrested so far.

Hong Kong Disneyland responded that after discovering the cyber incident, the company reported it to the police and promptly took follow-up and preventive measures. The park strongly advises visitors to buy park tickets directly through official channels or partner travel agencies and platforms, and not to patronize vendors from unreliable sources to avoid financial loss. If in doubt, they should immediately seek police assistance.

In addition, Hong Kong Disneyland has strengthened its admission ticket verification procedures and will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data as soon as possible. Currently, the Hong Kong Disneyland official website is under maintenance, and park ticket purchases and hotel booking services have been suspended.

Related articles

  • 911 system in a California city hit by cyberattack; whole city enters state of emergency
  • Hacker who repeatedly breached U.S. Supreme Court and other institutions' systems and bragged online receives one-year probation
  • French Interior Ministry network breached; criminal records system and wanted fugitive files affected
  • QR codes are no longer needed; ticketing company begins using ultrasound to verify tickets
  • Culprit in Snapchat photo leak confesses

The translation is machine-generated and individual terms may be off. Nothing is rewritten or cut; the original is authoritative.

Published by IT之家
This site only summarises and aggregates; copyright stays with the original author. Headlines and summaries follow the source — where they differ, the original wins.
Read the original ↗