Lloyd's of London Denies Hack Claims, As 9/11 Docs Posted Online

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https://www.cbronline.com/news/lloyds-of-london-hack

By Conor Reynolds
Computer Business Review
January 3, 2019

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Lloyd's of London on Thursday denied it has been hacked after confidential 
litigation documents belonging to the leading insurance platform were 
posted online by a figure calling themselves "The Dark Overlord".

A sample cache of confidential documents, including some linked to the 
September 11 2001 terrorist attacks, was posted on the Pastebin site on 
New Year's Eve along with threats, and demands to pay a Bitcoin ransom.


Lloyds of London Hack Threats: "We Remain Vigilant"

A Lloyd's spokesperson told Computer Business Review in an emailed 
statement: "Lloyd's has no evidence to suggest that the Corporation's 
networks and systems have been compromised by the hacker group."

It is understood the documents the hackers have shown so far were stolen 
during the hack of a specialist law firm in the United States last April. 
(Lloyd's didn't name the law firm in question, but said that they worked 
with Lloyds syndicate Hiscox).

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