Clop ransomware gang clips sensitive files from Atlantic Records' London ad agency The7stars, dumps them online

Clop ransomware gang clips sensitive files from Atlantic Records' London ad agency The7stars, dumps them online

Updated A London ad agency that counts Atlantic Records, Suzuki, and Penguin Random House among its clients has had its files dumped online by a ransomware gang, The Register can reveal.


The7stars, based in London's West End, filed [PDF] revenues of £379.36m up from £326m, gross billing of £426m and net profit of £2.1m for the year ended 31 March 2020.

In the same accounts filed with UK register Companies House, it boasted of its position as the "largest independently owned media agency in the UK by a significant factor", making it a juicy target for the Clop ransomware extortionists.


The attack appears to have happened after 15 December, when The7stars' annual return was prepared for filing with Companies House. While the ..

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