Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival
Claude just enabled a vulnerability affecting every major US music festival. Here's what Anthropic needs to say.
Why it matters
A researcher used Claude Opus 4.7 to discover and exploit a critical security flaw in Front Gate's ticketing system—exposing a systemic risk in how AI models can be weaponized against infrastructure. This raises urgent questions about responsible disclosure, AI safety governance, and whether model builders are adequately stress-testing for adversarial use.
The key facts
5 to knowClaude Opus 4.7 used to identify vulnerability in Front Gate ticketing platform
Front Gate powers ticket sales for Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and most major US music festivals
Vulnerability allowed arbitrary ticket issuance
Researcher-led discovery raises AI safety and responsible disclosure questions
Published July 1, 2026 by Wired
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Publisher excerpt: A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose.