https://www.9news.com.au/world/we-have-dirt-on-trump-dark-web-hackers/6ebab3fc-1e6e-4622-b29d-5c2a7ac0aa8b

'We have dirt on Trump': dark web hackers

The cyber-extortionists who stole a trove of private data from US entertainment law firm now have a new target in their sights: President Donald Trump.

In a blog post on Thursday on the dark web viewed by Variety, the hacker collective that is holding thousands of the law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks's documents hostage said Trump will be the next subject of a data dump, the unidentified ransomware attackers claimed.

"The next person we'll be publishing is Donald Trump," the blog post said.

"There's an election race going on, and we found a ton of dirty laundry on time."

The hackers added, "And to you voters, we can let you know that after such a publication, you certainly don't want to see him as president. Well, let's leave out the details. The deadline is one week."

Variety has reached out to the White House for comment.

In a statement provided to Variety through a rep, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks said, "Our elections, our government and our personal information are under escalating attacks by foreign cybercriminals.

"Law firms are not immune from this malicious activity. Despite our substantial investment in state-of-the-art technology security, foreign cyberterrorists have hacked into our network and are demanding $US42 million ($A65 million) as ransom. We are working directly with federal law enforcement and continue to work around the clock with the world's leading experts to address this situation."

The statement continued, "The leaking of our clients' documents is a despicable and illegal attack by these foreign cyberterrorists who make their living attempting to extort high-profile US companies, government entities, entertainers, politicians, and others."

According to the firm, other organisations and companies including HBO, Goldman Sachs and the Department of Defence have been victims of similar cyber attacks.

It isn't clear what info the hackers might have on Trump or how it pertains to Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, which is not known to have represented Donald Trump in any legal matter.

https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hackers-21-million-ransom-grubman-shire-meiselas-sacks-entertainment-law-firm-1234606193/

A cybercriminal ring claiming to have stolen a huge cache of data from a major media and entertainment law firm — whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Elton John and Lady Gaga — is demanding a $21 million ransom payment, according to a published report.

New York-based Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks this week confirmed its computer systems were hacked, an incident that allegedly resulted in the theft of 756 gigabytes of private documents and correspondence. It has declined to comment further.

On Wednesday, the group apparently responsible for the attack tried to share an initial 1-gigabyte collection of documents and files to the Mega file-upload service — however, the hackers’ account was terminated by Mega for violating terms of service, and the download link was disabled. In an online post, the hackers cited Coveware, a ransomware remediation firm, as the “sponsor” of their attempted document leak and taunted Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks by saying it was “a mistake to hire a recovery company in the negotiations.”

It was carried out by a group called “REvil,” also known as “Sodinokibi,” according to cybersecurity firm Emsisoft.

The hackers alleged they have possession of information on the law firm’s clients past and present, including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Ella Mai, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Cam Newton, Bette Midler, Jessica Simpson, Priyanka Chopra, Idina Menzel, Run DMC and Facebook.

https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hackers-21-million-ransom-grubman-shire-meiselas-sacks-entertainment-law-firm-1234606193/

A cybercriminal ring claiming to have stolen a huge cache of data from a major media and entertainment law firm — whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Elton John and Lady Gaga — is demanding a $21 million ransom payment, according to a published report.

New York-based Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks this week confirmed its computer systems were hacked, an incident that allegedly resulted in the theft of 756 gigabytes of private documents and correspondence. It has declined to comment further.

On Wednesday, the group apparently responsible for the attack tried to share an initial 1-gigabyte collection of documents and files to the Mega file-upload service — however, the hackers’ account was terminated by Mega for violating terms of service, and the download link was disabled. In an online post, the hackers cited Coveware, a ransomware remediation firm, as the “sponsor” of their attempted document leak and taunted Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks by saying it was “a mistake to hire a recovery company in the negotiations.”

It was carried out by a group called “REvil,” also known as “Sodinokibi,” according to cybersecurity firm Emsisoft.

The hackers alleged they have possession of information on the law firm’s clients past and present, including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Ella Mai, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Cam Newton, Bette Midler, Jessica Simpson, Priyanka Chopra, Idina Menzel, Run DMC and Facebook.

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Which dirty dem is going to be the first to show up with a Glen simpson type report on POTUS