--- title: "The Gathering of the Juggalos’ Payment Processer Appears to Have Been Hacked, Stealing Ticket Buyers’ Money" description: "It appears that someone has hacked the payment platform used to process tickets for the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival." date: "2024-06-10" modified: "2024-06-10" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/gathering-juggalos-website-hack" categories: - "Cybersecurity" - "Future Society" - "Hacking" tags: - "hackers" - "hacking" - "insane clown posse" - "juggalos" --- # The Gathering of the Juggalos’ Payment Processer Appears to Have Been Hacked, Stealing Ticket Buyers’ Money ![It appears that someone has hacked the payment platform used to process tickets for the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival.]() *\Image: Devin Doyle for The Washington Post via Getty Images\* It appears that someone has hacked the payment platform used to process tickets for the annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival. In YouTube [videos]() and [on Reddit](), fans of the Insane Clown Posse — the [notoriously raunchy]() festival's eponymous "juggalos," for the uninitiated — are saying they've been receiving emails alerting them to the breach after purchasing tickets for the 2024 Gathering that's slated to take place in Ohio later this summer. "It is with great regret to let you know that the Gathering order you placed... is not valid and we had to cancel it," reads an email screenshot [posted to the r/juggalo subreddit](). "Through malicious tactics a hacker was able to break into the backend of our ecommerce platform that handles the Gathering transactions and change the recipient that your payment was sent to. Thus, effectively stealing the money." You'd be forgiven for wondering if the juggalos receiving the email were the victims of a clever spearphishing campaign by someone pretending to represent Psychopathic Records, Insane Clown Posse's label that puts on the yearly festival. When news of the alleged hack first began spreading online earlier in the week, ICP fans weren't sure themselves. But in a [streamed discussion]() between juggalo influencer Flipsey Unfiltered and another fan who goes by the name Sytha, however, it appears that the hack is legit. Sytha said in the video that she'd been in contact with an employee of Psychopathic, who'd confirmed the authenticity of the email and was helping buyers through the process of filing a complaint with their payment processor to reverse the fraudulent transactions. From the discussion, it appears that not all ticket buyers were affected, but that Psychopathic is reaching out individually to those who were. Online discourse in the juggalo world makes it clear that there has been ample confusion, skepticism, and anger over the situation. Adding to the confusion, Psychopathic doesn't appear to have publicly addressed the situation, though *Futurism* has reached out with questions. "It's a fuckin shit show," [remarked]() one juggalo Redditor. "Is nothing sacred anymore?" [queried another](). **More on hacks:** [*Lindsey Graham Says His Phone Was Hacked By Someone Impersonating Chuck Schumer*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()