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The pressure tactic came to light in a post published on Wednesday on the dark web site run by AlphV, a ransomware crime syndicate that’s been in operation for two years.

After first claiming to have breached the network of the publicly traded digital lending company MeridianLink, AlphV officials posted a screenshot of a complaint it said it filed with the SEC through the agency’s website.

Under a recently adopted rule that goes into effect next month, publicly traded companies must file an SEC disclosure within four days of learning of a security incident that had a “material” impact on their business.

“It has come to our attention that MeridianLink, in light of a significant breach compromising customer data and operational information, has failed to file the requisite disclosure under item 1.05 of form 8-K within the stipulated four business days, as mandated by the new SEC rules.”

MeridianLink officials declined a request for an interview or to answer questions asking if customer data was breached in a network intrusion or whether a security attack took place that could be considered material.

“Being primarily a Russia-based group, ALPHV will unlikely target organizations based in the Russian Federation or among the rest of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that make up the former Soviet Union.”

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So robbers rob a bank and take hostages. Then when nobody shows up or cares, the robbers call the feds to report the bank management for not having made a bigger fuss. The real victims aren’t the bank or the hostages. It’s the poor, ignored bank robbers.

Is that what’s going on?