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Customers Ignore Hackers' Demand to Pay Around €15 or Have Flink Data Leaked to Dark Web

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Hackers who stole customer data from the Dutch grocery-delivery service Flink last week demanded 10 to 15 euros in cryptocurrency from each victim. The hackers threatened to otherwise post the private information on the dark web. Despite the hackers hoping to raise 200,000 euros, no one paid, NOS reports, raising the question of to what extent are people still worried about their data in the age of constant surveillance.

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During the Flink hack, consumers were asked to pay a ransom for the first time. No one did. Do people really care if their personal data ends up on the internet?

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The ultimatum that hackers issued to customers of express delivery service Flink has expired without anyone paying. The… Flink data leak: not a single customer pays ransom to hackers

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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