Christie’s Accidentally Exposed Location Data for Hundreds of Consigned Works

Two German information security experts discovered a vulnerability in Christie’s cybersecurity safeguards that allowed the location data of hundreds of consigners’ artworks to be published to the auction house’s website, according to the Washington Post.The experts said that the GPS data was so accurate that it could reveal, within just a few feet, exactly where a photo was taken, and consequently, where the art was being stored.“Around 10 percent of the uploaded ima