Further to Reddit's recent woes since the announcement of the API pricing change, claims have surfaced that it has suffered a data breach at the hands of BlackCat, with 80GB of zipped data taken.

cross-posted from: https://chat.maiion.com/post/3401

Reddit’s week appears to have gone from bad to worse, as AlphV (aka BlackCat) has claimed that operators broke into Reddit’s servers on February 5, 2023, and took 80 GB of zipped data. . Furthermore, Reddit has been contacted by BlackCat, once on April 13 and again on June 16, with no response and no attempt to find out what was taken. Following recent fallout from the subreddit blackouts, and the controversial comments from CEO Steve Huffman, Reddit has been having a tough time in the eyes of its users who have been reportedly leaving the platform and setting up alternatives on the fediverse (such as Lemmy or kbin), used by the Twitter alternative Mastodon.

https://www.neowin.net/news/reddit-claimed-to-have-been-hacked-by-blackcat-and-it-has-threatened-to-leak-the-data/

https://www.databreaches.net/blackcat-claims-they-hacked-reddit-and-will-leak-the-data/

  • DocMcStuffin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Sounds like reddit is having a bad year.

    sips coffee

    Oh well. How’s everyone’s Sunday? I’m making pulled pork sliders tonight.

    • WildfireFailure@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I did laundry at my parents place with my wife. She’s scared of my mom so we did it while they were out of town.

      Tried a really good Italian place with the wife afterward was a good date.

    • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Pad Thai with zucchini, squash, and cilantro from my garden. Eggs are from my chickens. Everything else super fresh from a local farmers market.

      Spez did a little FAFO dance.

    • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I spent the day playing Subnautica on my Switch, cuddling with my dog, and trying to recover from dehydration caused by the wicked sunburn I got yesterday. Finally feeling better internally. My skin is killing me tho. I can’t even apply aloe because my burn is on my back and I can’t reach it. Gotta love living alone lol.

      • Hotblack_Desiato@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        what if you were to lay down plastic wrap on the floor, spred a puddle of aloe vera gel on top and then lie down on top of the puddle?

    • aspirate2959@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Smash burgers on the new flattop I just finished seasoning.

      Pulled pork sliders sounds like a great plan for an upcoming weekend

    • Inv@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m making burritos with rice, refried beans that I forgot were homemade, guacamole (with onions this time), and some Beyond ground beef seasoned with the spices in the cabinet that I like but can’t name.