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starman@programming.dev to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Crackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes from Reddit

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Crackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes from Reddit

www.theverge.com

starman@programming.dev to World News@beehaw.org · 2 years ago
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Reddit hackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes
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The BlackCat ransomware group says it has 80GB of internal Reddit data.
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    Has the hacker group given any proof that they actually have anything? All of the articles I’ve read only say the hackers have claimed to have 80GB of data.

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      Looks like Reddit has confirmed it: https://lemmy.ml/post/1403831

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        Thank you!!

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      I’ve been trying to find this out as well. I haven’t found anything that even claims they’ve shown Reddit any legitimate data. Seems like a “trust me bro, we have what we say we have” situation

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        Or they left something on reddits servers so reddit will know.

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          Also possible, yeah.

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