minus-squareAtomicPurple@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Reddit, threatens to leak data unless money paid and API changes revertedlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoEither server logs, or the hackers sending them part of the data they have to prove they’re ligit. I assume the latter would have happened if Reddit had shown any interest in negotiating. linkfedilink
minus-squareAtomicPurple@kbin.socialtoTechnology@beehaw.org•Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Reddit, threatens to leak data unless money paid and API changes revertedlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·3 years agoI took that to mean no one at Reddit bothered to check what was stolen. linkfedilink
Either server logs, or the hackers sending them part of the data they have to prove they’re ligit. I assume the latter would have happened if Reddit had shown any interest in negotiating.