Johnny debt is 
Disney chief Bob Iger says hackers claim to have stolen a Disney movie
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Norrin Radd
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dude wouldn't even make it outta Disney HQ
Saysumthinfunnymike
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It's a scam to get people to attempt to download it.
With 2 red dots on his forehead at all times my nillz
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they took the wrong movie...........Pirates of the Caribbean 5: hackers threaten to post film online unless Disney pays ransom
Hollywood Reporter says CEO Bob Iger has told employees that film would be released in segments online unless hackers were paid in bitcoin
Reports say that Disney has been contacted by hackers threatening to release online the new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film starring Johnny Depp Photograph: Imaginechina/REX/Shutterstock
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Rory Carroll in Los Angeles
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Tuesday 16 May 2017 03.18 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 16 May 2017 05.43 BST
Hackers claim to have plundered Walt Disney’s upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film and are threatening to release it unless the studio pays a ransom, it was reported on Monday.
Bob Iger, the studio’s CEO, told a town hall meeting of ABC employees that hackers said they had accessed the film and would release it in segments online unless paid a ransom in bitcoin, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
He did not name the film but said Disney had refused to pay and was working with federal investigators.
Deadline.com said the film was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the latest instalment of the franchise starring Johnny Depp. It is due to reach theatres on 25 May.
Disney did not immediately respond to a Guardian query seeking confirmation.
Iger said the extortionists threatened to release five minutes of the film and then 20-minute chunks unless a sizeable ransom was paid.
Hollywood has become a prime target for cyber-criminals. Last month an anonymous hacker, or group of hackers, followed through on a threat to upload the fifth season of Orange is the New Black online after Netflix refused to pay a ransom.
Hackers have also reportedly targeted Hollywood agencies such as UTA, ICM and WME.
In 2014 hackers paralysed Sony Pictures and demanded the studio cancel distribution of The Interview, a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Revelation of the extortion against Disney follows the global ransomware cyber-attack which has affected British hospitals and other organisations in at least 99 countries.
Disney is a potentially lucrative target. The Los Angeles-based behemoth is dominating box offices through its core filmmaking studio, nicknamed the House of Mouse, as well as Marvel studios and Lucasfilm.
It has billed the fifth instalment of the Pirates franchise as a reboot, with Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow returning to the ocean alongside Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa and Orlando Bloom as Will Turner. Javier Bardem joins the franchise as an undead captain.
Hollywood Reporter says CEO Bob Iger has told employees that film would be released in segments online unless hackers were paid in bitcoin
Reports say that Disney has been contacted by hackers threatening to release online the new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film starring Johnny Depp Photograph: Imaginechina/REX/Shutterstock
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Rory Carroll in Los Angeles
@rorycarroll72
Tuesday 16 May 2017 03.18 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 16 May 2017 05.43 BST
Hackers claim to have plundered Walt Disney’s upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film and are threatening to release it unless the studio pays a ransom, it was reported on Monday.
Bob Iger, the studio’s CEO, told a town hall meeting of ABC employees that hackers said they had accessed the film and would release it in segments online unless paid a ransom in bitcoin, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
He did not name the film but said Disney had refused to pay and was working with federal investigators.
Deadline.com said the film was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the latest instalment of the franchise starring Johnny Depp. It is due to reach theatres on 25 May.
Disney did not immediately respond to a Guardian query seeking confirmation.
Iger said the extortionists threatened to release five minutes of the film and then 20-minute chunks unless a sizeable ransom was paid.
Hollywood has become a prime target for cyber-criminals. Last month an anonymous hacker, or group of hackers, followed through on a threat to upload the fifth season of Orange is the New Black online after Netflix refused to pay a ransom.
Hackers have also reportedly targeted Hollywood agencies such as UTA, ICM and WME.
In 2014 hackers paralysed Sony Pictures and demanded the studio cancel distribution of The Interview, a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Revelation of the extortion against Disney follows the global ransomware cyber-attack which has affected British hospitals and other organisations in at least 99 countries.
Disney is a potentially lucrative target. The Los Angeles-based behemoth is dominating box offices through its core filmmaking studio, nicknamed the House of Mouse, as well as Marvel studios and Lucasfilm.
It has billed the fifth instalment of the Pirates franchise as a reboot, with Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow returning to the ocean alongside Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa and Orlando Bloom as Will Turner. Javier Bardem joins the franchise as an undead captain.
My bad. Just made this thread:Hackers might release Pirates of carribbean early if ransom not paid
Mods please merge with this thread
Mods please merge with this thread
WB got them computers putin' 
Hackers can literally do this with all movies. Imagine if they got a hold of Infinity War. Movie studios gonna have to hire top level cyber security agents......
LightSkinYeshua
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With most things being connected online the government is going to have to beef up the security sooner rather than later.Hackers can literally do this with all movies. Imagine if they got a hold of Infinity War. Movie studios gonna have to hire top level cyber security agents......
It's probably a scheme by Johnny Depp to come up with some cash.
