red@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoAlphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Reddit, threatens to leak data unless money paid and API changes revertedfeddit.deimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down10
arrow-up1269arrow-down1imageAlphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Reddit, threatens to leak data unless money paid and API changes revertedfeddit.dered@feddit.de to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squarered@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoThe point is that Alphv is an operator of ransomware as a service (RaaS), specifically BlackCat, independent of whether they used ransomware in this specific attack (which it indeed doesn’t sound like).
minus-squarezalack@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoOh I see. I misunderstood the comment then. Thanks for the clarification!
The point is that Alphv is an operator of ransomware as a service (RaaS), specifically BlackCat, independent of whether they used ransomware in this specific attack (which it indeed doesn’t sound like).
Oh I see. I misunderstood the comment then. Thanks for the clarification!