Christie’s Website Hacked Before Spring Auctions
Christie’s, a leading auction house, experienced a cyberattack just days before a major art sale. The attack caused the firm’s website to go offline, redirecting visitors to a placeholder page. While the nature of the attack and the timeline for resolving it remain unclear, Christie’s is working with technology experts to manage the situation. Despite the website outage, upcoming sales, including works by artists like Claude Monet and Jean-Michel Basquiat, are highly anticipated. This incident highlights the increasing vulnerability of online art market platforms to cyberattacks. In recent years, hackers have targeted art-related systems, impacting museum operations and art transactions.
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