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Prosecutors say the conspirators used the popularity of the pop star's Eras Tour to make an "extraordinary profit."

On Monday, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that two individuals “were arrested and arraigned for their role in the cybercrime theft of more than 900 concert tickets,” most of them for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

Officials in Queens, New York, arrest two individuals for exploiting a backdoor at a StubHub contractor to intercept and re-sell almost 1,000 tickets to popular events.

The criminals used a backdoor into the StubHub systems to redirect the tickets

A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events.

Ex-employees of a former StubHub vendor allegedly redirected and resold nearly 1,000 concert tickets for Taylor Swift, Adele and Ed Sheeran, among others.

The two face charges in the cybertheft of more than 900 concert and event tickets, including those for Swift's Eras Tour, later resold on StubHub.

Two individuals have been arrested and arraigned in New York City for stealing more than 900 concert tickets, many of which were for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and making more than $600,000 in the process Prosecutors from the District Attorney’s Office in Queens County said that two individuals,

The duo, who return to court Friday to enter their plea, were charged Feb. 27 with grand larceny, computer tampering and conspiracy. They face sentences of three to 15 years in prison if convicted. The investigation was referred to prosecutors by StubHub, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.