Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit (lemmy.world)

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/19/hackers-threaten-to-leak-80gb-of-confidential-data-stolen-from-reddit/

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[-] stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

We are very confident that Reddit will not pay any money for their data,” BlackCat wrote. “We expect to leak the data.”

I like how they know they're going to leak but using the threat to drum up media attention.

[-] suspecm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Even if Reddit did pay, what guarantie is there that they won't just leak it anyways? Not paying any hackers ransom is system admin 101.

[-] Cinner@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's not true with established ransomware gangs. They have a reputation to uphold, and as soon as there is a news article about them not paying up, all victims stop paying up.

[-] mstrk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

True. The damage is already done. The only value it can be extracted from it is to know the exploit that lead to the breach.

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So glad I never gave them my email address, personal info, or bought any awards.

[-] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Don't threaten just leak.

[-] GredAndForge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Do it, pussies!

[-] axus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

80GB doesn't seem like a lot, just some movies from this year?

[-] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Says it's all the information reddit harvests from its users plus juicy internal data

this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023

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