• stanleytweedleBanned from community
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    3 years 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.

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      3 years 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.

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        3 years 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.

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        3 years 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.

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    3 years ago

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

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    3 years ago

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

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      3 years ago

      I hope they have the new Spiderverse :p