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Sead Fadilpašić

Hackers says they attacked Mailchimp and stole user data - and the community laughed it off

Ransomware.
  • Ransomware operators Everest adds Mailchimp to their data leak site
  • They claimed to have stolen 767 MB of sensitive data
  • The community mocked the size of the archive

Russian ransomware gang Everest says it recently broke into email marketing giant Mailchimp, left samples on its dark web site, and gave the company a few days to step up and pay, or face the consequences. But instead of causing a stir - the group became a laughing stock of the cybersecurity community.

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