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twenty one pilots bring dancing security guards onstage during Reading set
Reading and Leeds Festivals are currently underway, bringing incredible performances from Foo Fighters, Billie Eilish and more. Last night, twenty one pilots took the stage at Reeding for an incredible set that included an Oasis cover AND dancing security guards. Check it out below! Read more: Tom Holland addresses future of Spider-Man after Disney, Sony split […]
Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords to employees
Facebook says they stored millions of Instagram users’ passwords in readily available files employees can access. The security issue came to light last month after it was discovered hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords were exposed. Read more: Crown The Empire give “Old Town Road” an acoustic spin They previously claimed tens of thousands of Instagram users […]
Facebook exposed hundreds of millions of user passwords to employees
Facebook allegedly stored between 200 and 600 million users’ passwords in plain text, leaving them exposed to about 20,000 employees. According to Krebs on Security, the passwords were easily searchable to the many Facebook employees going back to 2012. Read more: Dance Gavin Dance drop Wild West-themed “Head Hunter” video The company put out a […]
Palaye Royale’s Remington Leith tackled by security during live show
Palaye Royale’s lead vocalist Remington Leith was tackled by security at their show in Inverness, Scotland this evening. Just like a few weeks ago, the incident occurred when Leith went into the crowd. Read more: Palaye Royale forced to end show after frontman enters crowd—UPDATED The frontman took to his Instagram story to share his thoughts […]
Venue denies inadequate security staffing during BMTH fan's death
Alexandra Palace has taken to Twitter to clarify “inaccurate information” in regards to the amount of security staff present during a fan’s passing at a Bring Me The Horizon concert. BMTH played the Alexandra Palace Nov. 30 where it was reported that a fan had died while attending the show. Read more: Fan reportedly dies […]
This Facebook bug let websites see users' likes and interests
Facebook claims it’s fixed a bug that allowed websites to obtain information from a user’s profile, including their “likes” and interests, after security researcher Ron Masas zeroed in on the particular social media exploit, reports TechCrunch. Read more: ‘Harry Potter’ fan tries to adopt Tom Felton Masas, who works for cybersecurity company Imperva, found that […]
Tumblr finds security bug that could have exposed user information
In an open letter from the staff, Tumblr revealed they recently fixed a security bug that could have potentially put some users’ information at risk. The bug was in the “Recommended Blogs” feature of Tumblr, which suggests accounts for users to follow. The blogging platform is just the most recent social media site to deal […]
All Apple devices are affected by this security flaw—here's what you can do
This week, word of massive security issues affecting nearly every modern, Intel-powered device made for some shocking news for smartphone and computer users—basically, all of us. Two security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre, are hurriedly being guarded against by major tech companies, and now Apple is joining the rush to safeguard users and their data. Find […]
Loud Fest shut down after altercation with security
[Photo by: Loud Fest/Facebook] Loud Fest, a New Jersey music festival with a lineup that included Knocked Loose, Jesus Piece and more was reportedly shut down yesterday due to an altercation between security and showgoers. Read more: Bring Me The Horizon fan jumps past security, receives hug, guest vocals from Oli Sykes Fans traveled from […]
We asked artist security managers how to stay safe in a crisis situation
After a reported lone gunman opened fire on a Las Vegas music festival crowd Sunday night, Oct. 1, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500, concert and festival safety is again a topic of major concern for music fans, performers and event organizers. What can be done to protect live music attendees […]
Bring Me The Horizon fan jumps past security, receives hug, guest vocals from Oli Sykes
Before we dive into this story, let it be clear that security at concerts is there for a reason: to keep those in attendance safe. While this particular event resulted in a feel-good tale, we encourage fans to respect security and security to respect fans—we all know about those stories. With that being said, this […]
In Hearts Wake frontman intervenes with Warped Tour security—watch
In Hearts Wake frontman Jake Taylor came to the aid of a fan and intervened with security during a recent date of Warped Tour. Video, via Instagram user jezzbeck, can be seen below, along with an official statement from the band, (via Alternative Music Closet). Watch: Warped Tour security guard actually enjoys show, is awesome This […]
Female fan allegedly assaulted by security guard at State Champs show
Over the weekend, while on their UK headlining tour, State Champs performed in Southampton. According to a recent tweet from the band, there were a few “missteps” during the show. They also thanked the “champions who balanced out the idiots.” Read more: Brawl erupts between Citizen, security and fans during San Diego show Two separate fans […]
Music festival accuses performing DJ of trying to sneak in, locks him in a cage
Evian Christ is an on-the-rise music producer from Britain. You may know him from a track off Kanye West’s LP, Yeezus, which he co-produced. Today, Christ performed a set at the England-based music festival Leeds. Afterwards, he was unexpectedly accused of breaking into the festival by security, and was subsequently locked in an actual cage—as […]
Tonight Alive's Jenna McDougall intervenes with festival security to help fan—watch
During their set yesterday at Soundwave Festival in Brisbane, Australia, Tonight Alive frontwoman Jenna McDougall intervened with security as they were pinning a fan to the ground. After a few pleads, she managed to remove the guards from atop the attendee and the two shared a hug. You can watch a fan-shot video of the incident below. […]
Brawl erupts between Citizen, security and fans during San Diego show
According to various reports flooding in from social networks, a brawl between Citizen and security erupted during the band's set tonight at the House Of Blues in San Diego. While nothing concrete has surfaced as of yet, it looks as though venue security were aggressively dealing with members of the crowd and Citizen frontman Mat […]
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