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Re:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their inte... by mpetrovich on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:30PM (#48202387)
If that’s true and they do intend on shredding their copy on sale, what stops GitHub from buying it back themselves? (through a proxy, obv)
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Re:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their inte... by neom on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @11:47PM (#48202866)
Nothing, this is one of the most common types of ransomware going on right now, exfiltration only extortion.
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Re:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their inte... by ferguess_k on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:52PM (#48202550)
I probably wouldn't believe that "shredding". Also there will be legal consequences I think?
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Re:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their inte... by thinkingemote on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @04:16AM (#48204655)
[delayed]
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Re:GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their inte... by alexfoo on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @09:10AM (#48207107)
And if the company doesn’t pay it they would therefore have to go through with their threat to publish it.

More than likely they will just claim that the company paid the ransom and never release the code (or at least not immediately).

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