David Beckham hires top cyber-security experts to find hackers behind embarrassing email leak

  • Marclay Associates have been employed to find out who hacked the messages
  • It is run by Jake Hockley, who previously worked for the British Government
  • A source said that Beckham's team have 'employed the best in the business'

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

Published: 18:42 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 19:09 EST, 6 February 2017

David Beckham has hired top cyber-security experts to track down the hackers responsible for leaking a series of emails that have tarnished his reputation

David Beckham has hired top cyber-security experts to track down the hackers responsible for leaking a series of emails that have tarnished his reputation

David Beckham has hired top cyber-security experts to track down the hackers responsible for leaking a series of emails that have tarnished his reputation. 

London-based Marclay Associates have been employed by the former footballer to try and identify who stole the 18.6million messages and documents.

Marclay Associates says on its website: 'We rapidly react to serious cyber incidents within your organisation, helping you manage the crisis and minimise damage.'

It is run by Jake Hockley, who previously worked for the British Government before moving to the private sector in 2012.

A source told The Mirror's Tom Bryant: 'Beckham's team take this all very seriously indeed and have employed the best in the business.'

The emails allegedly showed how desperate Becks was to ensure he was made ‘Sir David’ – and the lengths to which he would go to achieve his goal, even using his charity work.

When his campaign failed, he allegedly lashed out with an expletive-littered outburst. 

Defiant: He didn't look to be feeling the strain of the scandal, which saw controversial correspondence between himself and PR chief Simon Oliveira made public
Marclay Associates says on its website: 'We rapidly react to serious cyber incidents within your organisation, helping you manage the crisis and minimise damage'

London-based Marclay Associates have been employed by the former footballer - seen in London today - to try and find out who stole the 18.6million messages and documents

A spokesman for Beckham said: ‘This story is based on outdated material taken out of context from hacked and doctored private emails from a third party server and gives a deliberately inaccurate picture.’

The emails were published by Football Leaks - the sport's equivalent of WikiLeaks.

It is understood Marclay Associates has had success in the past closing down Football Leaks accounts.  

The Mirror also reported that Beckham's public relations adviser Simon Oliveira has made contact with British police to discuss an investigation into the hack.

Police officers have launched a probe in Portugal, where information was hacked from servers of Doyen Global, the firm run by Mr Oliveira.

Marclay Associates did not comment when contacted by The Mirror. 

THE BOMBSHELL EMAILS THAT HAVE ROCKED BRAND BECKHAM

Beckham to PR man Simon Oliveira on the Honours Committee:

They’re a bunch of c**** I expected nothing less... Who decides on the honors? [sic] It’s a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would of [sic] got something like this 10 years ago... It’s p****d me off those old unappreciative c****

Beckham to Oliveira:  

Katherine Jenkins OBE for what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops plus admitting to taking coke… F****** joke and if you get asked we should think of a cutting remark.

Oliveira to Beckham: 

My honest advice to you is that we should not do anything that jeopardises it and remain positive… Why waste time on a cutting remark as that will only rile the committee? We need to remain dignified if asked but if you want me to work up something cutting I will work up one but my advice is it’s not productive.

Beckham to Oliveira: 

I agree but it’s p****d me off those old unappreciative c****.

Beckham to Oliveira on suggestions that he should put $1 million into a Unicef dinner: 

I don’t want to put my personal money into this cause… To pour this million into the fund is like putting my own money in. If there was no fund, the money would be for me. This f****** money is mine. 

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