Reddit, one of the largest social networks in the world, is facing a huge data leak claim. Hacker group BlackCat announced that they infiltrated Reddit systems last February and stole 80 GB of data from there. Hackers are threatening to release the leaked data if Reddit does not pay the ransom and permanently withdraw the API price hikes that have been causing protests on the platform for some time.
Maybe we have readers who remember; Reddit announced in a press release in February that it had been hacked. According to the statement made at that time, hackers carried out a cyber attack that focused on the data of Reddit employees and they were successful. Reddit officials say that the allegations made by BlackCat are related to the attack in February.
It is unclear what kind of data was leaked!
Neither in the statements made in February nor in the current statements, no explanation was given on what data was leaked on Reddit. But BlackCat is overconfident. Because hackers, in their statements on the subject, say that they also have confidential data. Let me also point out; The hacking group announced that it requested $4.5 million to destroy the data. From here, we can understand that data is really important.
BlackCat’s statements on the subject are not limited to these. According to the statements, hackers wanted to contact the Reddit administration on April 13 and June 16. However, platform administrators remained unresponsive to both communication attempts. The hack group says that they are now almost certain that Reddit will not reach them as a result of their past experiences, and they are counting the days to reveal the data. It seems that Reddit will continue to occupy the agenda in the coming days…
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