Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?
Christie’s Cyber Snafu: Iconic Auctioneer Dodges Digital Disaster with Swift Website Swap
When cyber gremlins strike, even Christie’s isn’t immune! Forced to swap gavels for keyboards, the auction giant unveils a new site amidst a cyberattack, keeping their $840M art auction on track—sans the usual URL. #ChristiesCyberScramble
Hot Take:
Well, isn't this just like a high-stakes drama at the art auction house? Christie's, the venerable purveyor of pricey paintings and sculptures, got cyber-slapped so hard they had to cobble together a new website just to keep the gavel banging. And while the online bidding war for million-dollar Monets must go on, one can't help but wonder if the hackers were just frustrated art critics expressing their disdain for the commercialization of fine art... or maybe they just wanted a Banksy on the cheap.
Already a member? Log in here