The Daily Mail newspaper reported that the security systems of the British jewelry house Graff Diamonds were subjected to a cyberattack, as a result of which hackers gained access to the personal data of world leaders, actors and tycoons.
The article claims that the Conti hacker group allegedly linked to Russia is behind the attack.
According to the Daily Mail, hackers have already posted almost 70 thousand official documents on the darknet, including files concerning former US President Donald Trump, American TV presenter Oprah Winfrey, British football player David Beckham and others.
Hollywood actors Tom Hanks and Alec Baldwin, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as well as former Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dosayev are also named among the clients of the jewelry house.
The hackers reported that the published data, which concerns about 11 thousand wealthy clients of the company, is only 1% of the files obtained as a result of the cyberattack.
According to cybersecurity experts, cybercriminals will demand a ransom in cryptocurrency or in jewelry. In the case of Conti hacker group, we can talk about 10% of the victim's annual income.
The jewelry house confirmed the information about the hacking of its security systems. “Unfortunately, we, like a number of other companies, have been the target of a sophisticated, albeit limited cyberattack by professional and determined criminals,” Graff Diamonds said.
According to a representative of the jewelry house, the incident has already been reported to law enforcement agencies and the ICO, the UK's data protection regulatory authority. In addition, the company also informed those customers whose data were affected.
Earlier, Microsoft reported that hackers allegedly linked to Russia committed more than 22 thousand new attacks on the networks of IT structures in four months. According to the company, we are talking about the Nobelium group, which in the United States is associated with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
