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Re:Radiohead sells recordings to public after hacker threate... by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday June 13, 2019 @05:18AM (#20172993)
This version makes a lot more sense than the "blackmail" story I keep hearing on the news. Thanks for the links.
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Re:Radiohead sells recordings to public after hacker threate... by duxup on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:27PM (#20176395)
It seems like hacking and then demanding payment or someone releases the data isn't that uncommon / unlikely.

Is there some reason not to buy into that?

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