A gang of cybercriminals claimed in a post to the dark web on Friday that it had obtained documents on President Trump, and is threatening to release them and other hacked documents unless it receives a $42 million ransom.
According to Variety, which has seen the dark web post, the criminal group hacked the major entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks and obtained a trove of documents on Trump, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Ella Mai, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey.
The hackers are using ransomware attacks in which they lock up a network and demand payment to return access to systems and documents.
“The next person we’ll be publishing is Donald Trump. There’s an election race going on, and we found a ton of dirty laundry,” the group’s post reportedly said, including a one-week deadline. “And to you voters, we can let you know that after such a publication, you certainly don’t want to see him as president.”
It’s unclear what information, if any, the hackers may have on the president. The group reportedly gave no evidence to show that they have documents on Trump, though this week they did release documents related to Lady Gaga.
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Criminal hacker group claims to have Trump documents, asks for $42 million in ransom https://t.co/sBhhIZygK8 pic.twitter.com/EMKxiQ0CA5
— The Hill (@thehill) May 16, 2020
That’s ridiculous. He doesn’t have that kind of dough. https://t.co/0VoXxb1ZoA
— Hil.i.am (@hilaryluros) May 15, 2020
No, but some of his deep pockets donors and PACs do.
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