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# Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 1, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.wired.com/story/claude-helped-a-hacker-find-a-way-to-issue-tickets-to-almost-every-us-music-festival/  

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