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.”
Didn’t they only announce the mascot like two weeks ago?
This has taken longer than most porn sensations to establish themselves, I’m a little disappointed in the community. Then again, she’s an underage anime girl, so I guess disappointment is the default state.