Christie’s Spring Auctions Bloom Record Sales Despite Cyber Attack

Andy Warhol’s “Flowers.” Photo: Christie’s A security breach brought Christie’s auction house website down on the evening of May 9, just days before a week of important art auctions. While staff raced against time to solve the issue, a temporary website was set up for prospective bidders to view the auction lots. On May 19, […]

Cyber-attack Cripples Christie’s Website on Eve of $840 Million in Art Auctions

Hackers took down the website but couldn’t stop the season’s most important auctions, including the sale of works by van Gogh, Picasso, and Basquiat. Facade of Christie’s auction house, with flags and doorman visible, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, September 15, 2017. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Christie’s is one of the world’s […]