Law Firm Hackers Claim to Have Dirt on Donald Trump, Up Data Ransom to $42M

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https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/donald-trump-hacked-law-firm-ransom-42-million-1234607832/

By Todd Spangler
Variety.com
May 15, 2020

UPDATED: The cyber-extortionists who stole a trove of private data from
entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks now have a new target in
their sights: President Donald Trump.

In a blog post Thursday on the dark web viewed by Variety, the hacker collective
that is holding thousands of the law firm’s documents hostage — allegedly
including private info on Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Bruce Springsteen,
Mary J. Blige, Ella Mai, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey — said they were
increasing their demands for payment to $42 million. That’s double their initial
$21 million ask. The group is threatening to publicly release more data if
they’re not paid within a week.

The law firm, through a rep, said it is not negotiating with the hackers. The
FBI is actively conducting a criminal investigation into the data breach and
ransomware demands.

On Thursday, the hackers behind the attack shared 2.4 gigabytes of documents
relating to Lady Gaga, including contracts and nondisclosure agreements.

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