Several victims have reported receiving death threats after their own banking information and email addresses were accidentally left visible in the same batch of files.
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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Several victims have reported receiving death threats after their own banking information and email addresses were accidentally left visible in the same batch of files.
WTH. That's just... ugh ๐
Seems like the only thing they redacted very diligently was the names of the perpetrators.
Thank GOD they Censored ~~Passwords~~ Don T!
Potential evidence being destroyed just by giving the Internet access to it.
That's their cover/alibi. Must have been "hackers".