The FTC is suing Key Investment Group LLC and its affiliates for allegedly using clandestine measures to bypass Ticketmaster security protocols and resell thousands of tickets to live events, including Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour",

The lawsuit is part of a crackdown President Trump announced in March focused on curbing exploitative ticket reselling practices that raise costs for fans.

Key Investment Group said the FTC is misapplying the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, a 2016 law which it said was meant to target malicious software, not legitimate resale businesses. Key Investment Group sued the FTC in July to try to prevent the agency from using the law against it, saying it uses human employees — not bots — to buy tickets.