Op Ed: If these hackers have dirt on Trump imagine what Putin must have on him. It probably involves pedophilia. You can bet this isn't going away but does it really matter. Trump could rape a new born baby to death and his supporters wouldn't care. They are sicker and more depraved than he is.
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.
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On Thursday, the hackers behind the attack shared 2.4 gigabytes of documents relating to Lady Gaga, including contracts and nondisclosure agreements.
Trump will be the next subject of a data dump, the unidentified ransomware attackers claimed. “The next person we’ll be publishing is Donald Trump,” the blog post said. “There’s an election race going on, and we found a ton of dirty laundry on time.” The hackers added, “And to you voters, we can let you know that after such a publication, you certainly don’t want to see him as president. Well, let’s leave out the details. The deadline is one week.”
Variety has reached out to the White House and Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks for comment.
It isn’t clear what info the hackers might have on Trump or how it pertains to Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, which is not known to have represented Donald Trump in any legal matter.
So far, according to the hackers’ post, they have received payment of $365,000 in connection with the documents stolen from the New York-based law firm. The group complained that they didn’t get the sum they first demanded, “So, the ransom is now $42,000,000. They have that’s [sic] the kind of money. And even more.”
Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks this week confirmed its computer systems were hacked, an incident that allegedly resulted in the theft of 756 gigabytes of private documents and correspondence.
“We have notified our clients and our staff [of the cyberattack],” firm said in a previous statement to Variety. “We have hired the world’s experts who specialize in this area, and we are working around the clock to address these matters.” The law firm is working with the FBI and said it is not negotiating with the hackers or planning to pay a ransom, adding, “We are grateful to our clients for their overwhelming support and for recognizing that nobody is safe from cyberterrorism today.”
News of the hack surfaced last week. The attack on the law firm — whose client list spans music artists, actors and TV personalities, sports stars, and media and entertainment companies — was carried out by a group called “REvil,” also known as “Sodinokibi,” according to New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft.
The REvil group has previously staged ransomware attacks on entities including Travelex, the U.K.-based currency-exchange company, which paid $2.3 million in bitcoin to hackers, the Wall Street Journal reported.
According to Emsisoft, a previous data dump by REvil included a letter from Donald Trump, stolen in an attack on management consulting company Brooks International — but that correspondence, dated Feb. 8, 2018, was simply an invitation sent to the firm’s CEO, Luigi Damasceno, to a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound.
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These guys will get paid off by some foreign power, probably North Korea, China or Russia. It probably includes information on all the women he raped.
ReplyDeleteRemember when Trump announced to Russia to release Hilary's emails?
ReplyDeleteAs a patriotic citizen I would contribute to a fund to ensure release of the Trump data.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll look into a Go Fund ME account.
If I had the money I would pay them too release the Trump data
ReplyDeleteAm I reading this right in that the hackers will post the information unless paid $42M? If that's the case, publish away!!
ReplyDeleteI mean this ok isn't it? Didn't Donald publicly ask Russia and Wikileaks to hack Hillary's email and publish it? A precedent has been set that this is acceptable.
ReplyDeleteThey need to be Patriots and release the information for the good of our world!
ReplyDelete$42 Million is a long way from $130,000. This should be interesting since private bone spurs has ZERO leverage.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Barr will be on this. I'd be afraid to be the hackers. That said, I'd love to have the treasure trove released.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he has 1M.
ReplyDeleteNo way Trump has $42 million. Would not be surprised if he has negative net worth.
DeleteHe owes money to Russians and China men. has received illegal loans, has paid off numerous other women for various crimes, etc? Am I right?
DeleteNow we will know why Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to hide his Financial Information. Maybe he does want to pay the ramson simply he doesn't have the 42 million?!
ReplyDeleteI'm really fucked maybe even worse that Trump. I just got caught using my position as head of the Senate Intelligence Committee to dump stocks and save myself over a million bucks. The FBI has my cell phone that has all sorts of incriminating data. Give me a call of support. (202) 224-3154
ReplyDeletePublish in book form. I would lay out 24.99.
ReplyDeleteI hope they dump their data before the FBI gets them, I'd even crowd fund something to pay their fines!! I dont like criminals but if a criminal took down the criminal who is trump it would be ironically appropriate!
ReplyDeleteChina if you're listening, release the information on President Trump!
ReplyDeleteFBI said it is not negotiating with the hackers and they shouldn't. Just release the data.
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