A string of major galleries have been the victims of a cyber-attack, with hackers intercepting payment invoices and making off with the money from various transactions. Afflicted galleries include Hauser & Wirth, Simon Lee, and Thomas Dane, among others. “We know a number of galleries that have been affected. The sums lost by them or their clients range from £10,000 to £1m,” says the insurance broker Adam Prideaux of Hallett Independent. “I suspect the problem is a lot worse than we imagine.”
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