A group recently sued by the FTC says the organization is mislabeling common computer practices as "bot" usage. By Dave Brooks The Federal Trade Commission and a Maryland-based ticket selling firm are ...

Scalper bot software is able to perform multiple tasks, including creating multiple fake accounts for a targeted website, navigating captchas, purchasing tickets and more. Springsteen and Ticketmaster ...

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Live Nation LYV subsidiary Ticketmaster has done enough to stop armies of bots from buying and selling tickets on its platform. The investigation, ...

Bots now dominate the threat landscape for travel platforms during peak booking periods Fake demand created by bots leads to inflated prices and fewer options for real users SMS pumping attacks are ...

PETALING JAYA: As Malaysia’s concerts and events continue to generate substantial profits, they are increasingly attracting the attention of unscrupulous parties seeking to exploit the booming ...

Michigan bills to further prevent the use of ticket-buying bots received a House committee hearing Wednesday. Ticket bots are often used to snatch up event tickets by getting around purchase limits, ...

Chelsea are back in the Champions League, but relations between parts of the fanbase and the club hierarchy have turned sour.

New legislation from Democratic lawmakers, dubbed the "SWIFTIE Act," takes aim at deceptive ticket practices that surfaced in ...

As the FTC ramps up its war against resell bots with its latest Ticketmaster investigation, what can be done to level the playing field?