I first though "oh well, shit happens when you sit on a data hoard - but iirc the data should be suitable blinded to be useless for an attacker (plus: the sources are out there any way)". So the "$ 2500 BTC" must have been a typo and the attackers wanted the absurd amount of 2500 BTC.
But well, if THAT's the source... is cybersecurity-insiders something like the onion for cybersatire?
Though the article mentions the name of the hacker group and some claimed affiliation. That's not visible from the screenshot Troy shared on Twitter.
Plus the journalist wrote lots of fluff to scare people. Even mentioning some "news update" as a source.
Makes me wonder if the author just did excruciatingly poor research on a bad fur day, or got a mail "hey, we're team whatever, here is a list of sites we hacked and we will release their databases".
Especially considering that some thread actors are known to use/pay journalist to apply pressure on victims. But at least in this instance this seems unlikely (the extortion amount seems too low to be able to afford this).
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 14.1 ms ] threadBut well, if THAT's the source... is cybersecurity-insiders something like the onion for cybersatire?
Though the article mentions the name of the hacker group and some claimed affiliation. That's not visible from the screenshot Troy shared on Twitter. Plus the journalist wrote lots of fluff to scare people. Even mentioning some "news update" as a source.
Makes me wonder if the author just did excruciatingly poor research on a bad fur day, or got a mail "hey, we're team whatever, here is a list of sites we hacked and we will release their databases".
Especially considering that some thread actors are known to use/pay journalist to apply pressure on victims. But at least in this instance this seems unlikely (the extortion amount seems too low to be able to afford this).