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Christie’s auction house under ransom threat.


RansomHub is claiming responsibility for an attack earlier this month that forced Christie’s to take its website offline for over a week, according to the New York Times. Hackers are now threatening to release details on the auction house’s wealthy clients in the next few days if it doesn’t comply with demands. A sample has already been released.

Christie’s auction house under ransom threat. RansomHub is claiming responsibility for an attack earlier this month that forced Christie’s to take its website offline for over a week, according to the New York Times. Hackers are now threatening to release details on the auction house’s wealthy clients in the next few days if it doesn’t comply with demands.

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