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Hive — 20211005

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A validated static rendering of 19 messages in source-array order. Transcript text is preserved without editorial additions.

Actor
Hive
Record date
Oct 05, 2021
Messages
19
Participants
Hive, Victim

Preserved messages

Actor / other Victim

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  1. Message 001 From Hive Actor / other Date

    Hello and welcome to Hive. How may I help you?

  2. Message 002 From Victim Victim Date

    yo son of bitches

  3. Message 003 From Victim Victim Date

    pivot a lot of machines for you to make the ransom first that I

  4. Message 004 From Victim Victim Date

    can u suck my dick?

  5. Message 005 From Hive Actor / other Date

    We have 1.8 TB of exfiltrated files. Stop talking shit otherwise I'll disclose them

  6. Message 006 From Victim Victim Date

    I am not sure who sent that message prior

  7. Message 007 From Victim Victim Date

    How much do you want for the decryption?

  8. Message 008 From Victim Victim Date

    The individual who sent the prior message, I believe was a user, following the guide on how to chat. They do not represent or speak for the company.

  9. Message 009 From Hive Actor / other Date

    To decrypt your files and prevent them to be disclosed you will need to pay $1,200,000.

  10. Message 010 From Hive Actor / other Date

    The price is not a subject to discuss.

  11. Message 011 From Victim Victim Date

    Unfortunately Supreme lacks anywhere near that we will have to go out of business.

  12. Message 012 From Victim Victim Date

    Is the price at all negotiable? It would take us a long time to get that much

  13. Message 013 From Hive Actor / other Date

    The price isn't negotiable. I'll wait, there is no hurry

  14. Message 014 From Victim Victim Date

    Okay we will have to talk to the bank, do I reconnect to this console?

  15. Message 015 From Hive Actor / other Date

    reconnect for what?

  16. Message 016 From Victim Victim Date

    Same link to come to this portal here

  17. Message 017 From Hive Actor / other Date

    yes

  18. Message 018 From Victim Victim Date

    We need more time for this amount of money, we have a meeting Monday with the Board of Directors. Please give us time.

  19. Message 019 From Hive Actor / other Date

    Okay