"Reddit Hackers Demand Ransom and API Changes, John Oliver and Elon Musk Make Headlines"
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Ransomware group BlackCat, responsible for the cyberattack on Reddit in February, is demanding a $4.5 million payment to prevent it from publishing 80GB of data that it claims to have stolen from the site. The group is also insisting that Reddit reverse the API price changes that have caused controversy recently. BlackCat emerged in November 2021 and by July 2022 had compromised more than 100 organizations.
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