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Title: Hackers threaten to leak stolen data if Reddit doesn’t reverse API changes
Post by: HCK on June 23, 2023, 04:05:06 pm
Hackers threaten to leak stolen data if Reddit doesn’t reverse API changes

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<p>The situation surrounding Reddit’s changes to its API (https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/08/apollo-app-shutting-down/) continues to get even weirder. Earlier this year (https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/09/reddit-confirms-security-incident/), a ransomware group used a sophisticated phishing attack to steal 80GB of data from Reddit. Now, ransomware group BlackCat is claiming responsibility for that hack and threatening to release that information if Reddit doesn’t reverse its API changes and pay a $4.5 million ransom…</p>
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