"Reddit Faces Hackers, Protests, and Alternatives Amidst Data Threats"

Ransomware group BlackCat claims responsibility for the February phishing attack on Reddit and demands a $4.5 million payout in exchange for 80GB of stolen data. The group also demands that Reddit roll back its planned API pricing changes. Reddit previously stated that the hackers hadn't accessed user data that wasn't public. This incident follows a contentious back-and-forth between Reddit leadership and some of its most engaged users over the proposed API pricing changes.