Potential attack may have taken down website and bidding platform.
Auction house Christies is dealing with a security breach that forced it to shut down its website and block online bidding an auction.
According to a New York Times report, two auction house employees - who asked not to be identified - says top leaders at Christies remain quiet about the details of the security breach, and have not addressed questions from employees about whether attackers have accessed confidential information about clients and are holding it for ransom.
Reported by Watch Pro a spokesperson for Christies was that a technology security issue has impacted some systems, including its website.
“We are taking all necessary steps to manage this matter, with the engagement of a team of additional technology experts. We regret any inconvenience to our clients and our priority is to minimise any further disruption” the company says.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
