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Ransomware gang BlackCat is likely behind a February attack on the company..
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Ransomware gang BlackCat is likely behind a February attack on the company..
The timing is pretty convenient.
they're just being opportunistic and sense that this is Reddit's weakest moment, short of an eventual (assuming that even happens now) IPO
That would require a degree of cleverness and intelligence that, as of yet, has not been demonstrated by the Reddit administration.