Russian Hacking Group Claims Execution of Reddit Attack, Threatens Leaking Censorship Data

The Reddit app is shown on a smartphone, on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Social media site Reddit reported a hacking incident for which the ALPHV Russian ransomware group has now claimed to be the perpetrator. The group threatens to leak censorship and other sensitive, stolen information in relation to Reddit if the company does not pay $4.5 million.

Reddit had reported the data breach on February after an employee fell victim to a phishing attack, giving passwords that allowed access to a part of the company’s files.