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It’ll all go mouldy before it can be eaten. Someone wasn’t using their loaf.
Seems like that is not as anonymous.
Also they are not going to unlock encrypted data, they are going to delete it in exchange for the ransom? Why would anyone trust that?
All hostage negotiations require a certain amount of trust to proceed.
I don't really follow any hackers, but I know that different groups have different ethics, and some of them actually have a reputation to uphold.
And speaking of reputation, currently I have more faith in a random group of hackers than I do in a fortune 500 company not to renege on their end of the deal.
The request for bread is unusual. But it's France, so maybe not that unusual. Depending on the 'payment plan' you could feed a thousand people a week for a year.
It's a bit of a stretch (their statement is so short), but I interpret this as: "Schneider has failed to serve the public trust by allowing the public's data to be exposed. They can regain the public's trust by feeding the public."
That's my interpretation. Plus a little "hon hon, baguettes pay in pain flute"
Also, in the grander scheme, it's not that much.
If schneider are smart, they'll say something like "how about if we donate $75k to local human feeding charities?"
They certainly know how to make dough