80GB

Reddit hackers have reportedly threatened to leak 80GB of data stolen from the company in a data breach earlier this year. A ransomware attack targeted the company in February after an employee's credentials were phished, and the data that was exfiltrated could be leaked online if the hacker's demands are not met. Notably, aside from a ransom amount for the files stolen from the company, the ransomware group has also demanded that Reddit reverse controversial changes to its application programming interface (API) that…

Hackers are threatening to release confidential data stolen from Reddit unless the company pays a ransom demand – and reverses its controversial API price hikes.  In a post on its dark web leak site, the BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, claims to have stolen 80 gigabytes of compressed data from Reddit during a February breach of the company’s systems.  Reddit spokesperson Gina Antonini declined to answer TechCrunch’s questions but confirmed that BlackCat’s claims relate to a cyber…