Absolute Chaos As Splendour In The Grass Tickets Potentially Hacked

Along with the bogus discounted tickets, links to deep web drug service Silk Road appeared briefly on the Moshtix site, further fuelling speculation that the event page had been hacked.

.@moshtix_com_au hacked? Defaced w/ silkroad links, reports of strange credit card fees appearing. Now HTTP 503 #SITG pic.twitter.com/PGvAnsiZ3J

— %256x%n (@justinsteven) May 1, 2014

Splendour in the Grass’ social media quickly swung into action, attempting to warn people against purchasing the bogus discounted tickets.

High credit card fees happening on invalid 50% off tickets – DO NOT PURCHASE THESE 50% OFF TICKETS!

— SplendourintheGrass (@SITG) May 1, 2014

As the story develops, reports are coming in that the enormous credit card fees may have been applied to some other tickets as well, and not just the discounted ones.

@SITG I am getting these credit card fees even on 1 day tickets?

— Kat (@katherinerose_) May 1, 2014

@SITG high credit card fees also happening on regular purchase!!! Not cool. #serviceunavailable

— . n a v a r o n e . (@_Navaro) May 1, 2014

@SITG happening on normal tickets. @moshtix_com_au #splendour pic.twitter.com/MqKkA3ZSZD

— Tim Green (@Tim__Green) May 1, 2014

Splendour in the Grass’ and Moshtix official stance at the time of writing was that phoney sales would be cancelled later today, and in a statement via their Facebook page, they provided a link to lodge complaints if customers feel they’ve been wrongly charged.

More as this story develops.