The Queens District Attorney’s Office charged Tyrone Rose and Shamara Simmons for their involvement in an alleged scheme in which they exploited a loophole through an offshore ticket vendor for StubHub. According to the prosecutors, they intercepted already-sold ticket URLs by accessing the company’s network and resold them.

The New York-based fraudsters were also involved in selling show tickets of other artistes including Ed Sheeran and Adele

Nearly 1,000 tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour were allegedly stolen and resold for $635,000 in a sophisticated hacking scheme, according to New York prosecutors.