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Ticket holders for the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival who are looking forward to spending two weekends in the California desert with some of the biggest names in music may have had their anticipation dampened by a bit of bad news from festival organizers last week. "We recently discovered that unauthorized third parties illegally gained access to the usernames, first and last names, shipping addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth individuals provided to Coachella," read an email from the festival. "We have taken measures to block further unauthorized access, and reported the matter to the appropriate authorities for further investigation." Continue reading →