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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?
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.
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.
