San Francisco AI创办人Giga表示, 以300万美元的加密货币对失窃数据进行勒索, 否认任何不法行为。 Giga, a San Francisco AI startup, says it’s being blackmailed for $3 million in cryptocurrency over stolen data, denying any wrongdoing.

Giga是一家以旧金山为基地的AI开办单位, 说它被一个要求300万美元的加密货币集团勒索, 威胁要释放被操纵的数据,除非付钱。 Giga, a San Francisco-based AI startup, says it is being extorted by a group demanding $3 million in cryptocurrency, threatening to release manipulated data unless paid. CEO Varun Vummadi声称,该组非法获得机密信息,并从12月13日起发送威胁性电子邮件,使用质子邮件,要求Bitcoin和Monero付款。 CEO Varun Vummadi alleges the group obtained confidential information illegally and sent threatening emails starting December 13, using Proton Mail and demanding payments in Bitcoin and Monero. 该公司否认所有不法行为,称指控为勒索计划的一部分,并说已向执法部门报告这一事件。 The company denies all wrongdoing, calling the claims part of a blackmail scheme, and says it has reported the incident to law enforcement. 在一名前雇员对管理不善和行为失检提出病毒指控之后,敲诈勒索是在公众监督之下发生的,Giga以虚假为由否认了这些指控。 The extortion comes amid public scrutiny following viral allegations by a former employee about mismanagement and misconduct, which Giga has dismissed as false.