https://www.cbronline.com/news/lloyds-of-london-hack
By Conor Reynolds
Computer Business Review
January 3, 2019
Bitcoin account linked to extortion attempt shows 250 transactions in 2
days
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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