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If they didn’t get paid by Reddit they likely sold it on the dark web.
Or it was a false flag.
That’s not what false flag means.
That’s exactly what it means.
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term “false flag” originated in the 16th century as an expression meaning an intentional misrepresentation of someone’s allegiance.
So you’re suggesting that Reddit itself made up the story to blame an unnamed hacker group? What would be the point of that?
What’s the point of alienating the users who provided and moderated their content for free? What’s the point of making the site unusable for blind users?
Look at what the qanon crazies were doing just a couple years ago. It’s no different. They don’t care if they’re right, or if the whole place burns to the ground, as long as you’re wrong. They can and have gone to ridiculous lengths towards that end.
A press release to create a false narrative costs literally nothing, and spez has been trying to do that from day one. The interview he lied about for example. Also, people were meant to believe it was the uppity “landed gentry” behind the alleged hacking. Surely you can see that much.
Usually when you do a false flag, you’re pointing blame at a specific group. They never named the group, and it’s not like they are doing the plot of Hackers and blaming every hacker in existence.
It’s more reasonable to believe this hacker group made it up to try and get publicity or money.
Yup, false flag means a completely different thing as you have just written here
Are you drunk?
Hi!
I want to remind you all to keep the discussions civilized! If this repeats we are forced to remove uncivilized comments.
Thanks!That wasn’t uncivil. The user behaved in a confused manner much like one would when inebriated. If that were the case then you handle a drunk person differently than a sober one.
Reddit confirmed they were hacked back in February. TechCrunch and a few other publications covered it. So, I doubt Reddit is lying.
BlackCat claimed responsibility for the hack. They also didn’t expect Reddit to pay the ransom. Selling the data on the dark web is the most likely outcome. They want a payout after all.
We haven’t learned anything new since June. The BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the hack. They didn’t expect Reddit to pay the ransom. So, like trifictional said, sold on the dark web is the most likely outcome. But there’s no public indication that’s happened yet. My best guess is they’re waiting for Reddit’s IPO to get closer to try and get a bigger payout for the data.
Same as what happens with most “hacker groups.” Nothing, because its bullshit.
