Hackers are threatening to release a treasure trove of private data stolen from one of Hollywood’s top talent law firms if it doesn’t pay a $42 million ransom — and experts say companies are increasingly vulnerable to attacks like this because their employees are working remotely during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks earlier this month was hit by a ransomware attack — with a group called REvil taking responsibility for the hack and posting online part of a Live Nation employment contract for Madonna’s recent world tour as proof of that they stole 756 gigabytes of data. On Thursday, the group released documents pertaining to Lady Gaga in retaliation for firm’s refusal to pay the initial $21 million ransom. It says from now on it will auction off one person’s file each week, beginning with Madonna’s on May 25. (The group is also threatening to release harmful information related to President Donald Trump, but he’s never been a client of Grubman Shire.)
The firm, which also reps the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Nicki Minaj and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, said in a Monday statement to The Hollywood Reporter that it’s working closely with law…
