Graff, a British multinational jeweller based in London, has reportedly been the victim of a huge 'virtual heist’ after being attacked by cybercriminals.
- Conti ransomware hits jewellery firm Graff and asks for the payment of a multi-million ransom to avoid leaking details of world leaders, actors and tycoons.
- Cybercriminals have already leaked 69,000 confidential documents on the dark web.
- The data published involve about 11,000 of Graff’s well-heeled clients.
Graff, a British multinational jeweller based in London, has reportedly been the victim of a huge 'virtual heist’ after being attacked by cybercriminals.
The company's customers are the wealthiest people on the globe, including Donald Trump, David Beckham, Tom Hanks, Samuel L Jackson, Alec Baldwin and Sir Philip Green.
The group published files related to purchases made by David Beckham, Oprah and posted them on its leak site as proof of the back.
The Conti gang has already leaked 69,000 confidential documents; leaked files include customer lists, credit notes, invoices and receipts.
The hacking group claims that the information published represents just one per cent of the stolen files.
The impact on the privacy of the customers could be greater than the value of the purchased jewels. Some of the purchases may demonstrate embarrassing relationships between lovers and very important people.
“Regrettably, we, in common with a number of other businesses, have recently been the target of a sophisticated – though limited – cyber-attack by professional and determined criminals,” a spokesperson for Graff told the Daily Mail.
‘We were alerted to their intrusive activity by our security systems, allowing us to react swiftly and shut down our network. We notified and have been working with the relevant law enforcement agencies and the ICO. We have informed those individuals whose personal data was affected and have advised them on the appropriate steps to take.” “The firm said it had been able to ‘rebuild and restart our systems within days – crucially with no irretrievable loss of data.”
The firm notified British authorities, including the ICO, it also announced that it would recover its systems from the attack within days.
At this time, thousands of people have already visited the leak site to dig in the published files looking for sensitive info.
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