Over a thousand barcodes for MCG clash ‘illegally downloaded’has warned fans to be vigilant around buying grand final tickets after thousands of official barcodes were “illegally downloaded” in a digital security breach.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said they were alerted some tickets may end up “in the wrong hands” and that the extent of the breach was “in the small four figures”.“The grand final is a sellout, and if any tickets will be getting sold, if you’re looking to purchase tickets now, be really careful about that, because there is a chance that they won’t be authorised tickets,” he said.
The AFL on Tuesday said a police investigation was under way over the “unauthorised access to the AFL Event Office tickets”, and Dillon said the matter has been dealt with swiftly.