Fake site was rapidly taken down and no more than 50-plus people apparently fell victim to the scam
The director of the Van Gogh Museum, Emilie Gordenker, removing a reproduction of the painting Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat by Vincent Van Gogh at the museum in Amsterdam. Photograph: Valeria Mongelli/AFPOne of Europe’s most popular art galleries, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, has been targeted by a cyber attack that replicated the official website and stole the credit card details of dozens of customers who purchased online tickets.
It could have been much worse. The fake site was rapidly taken down and the fact that no more than 50-plus people apparently fell victim to the scam was testimony, said experts, to the fact that institutions were constantly vigilant, improving their protection and prevention systems. The Van Gogh Museum, which has the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world, attracts about two million visitors a year – an ever-increasing proportion of whom book their tickets online. The museum is now urging those interested in paying a visit only to book their slots on the official website,
“I heard that a particular exhibition at the museum was sold out but then read in English – on what turned out to be the fake site – that there were some tickets available,” said one purchaser. “I figured maybe they’d kept some back for tourists.”
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