HBO Hackers leak execs emails & are demanding a ransom. They have Game Of Thrones documents

[JordanWearinThe45]

After hitting the headlines last week, the hackers responsible for the HBO data breach are back. And, this time they're demanding a ransom. On Monday, the group leaked internal emails, and multiple documents relating to Game of Thrones -- including a detailed summary of the upcoming episode, due to air this Sunday. In a video letter, the hackers urge the broadcaster to cough up money (although the figure has not yet been released). They claim HBO is their 17th target in the clip, and only three have failed to pay, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The text in the video message reads: "We successfully breached into your huge network...HBO was one of our difficult targets to deal with but we succeeded (it took about 6 months)."

The leaked emails belong to an as-yet unidentified HBO exec. Their contents have not been divulged. However, the mere fact that the hackers have correspondence belonging to HBO's management is a worrying sign for the video service. The entire debacle is increasingly starting to resemble the infamous Sony Pictures hack from 2014, which proved very embarrassing for the studio. More recently, the motive for the Netflix breach in April was also extortion.

Earlier this week, HBO revealed that thousands of internal documents had been stolen. The update followed the leak of episodes from a bunch of shows, including Ballers, Insecure and Room 104, as well as two from Bill Hader's upcoming comedy series Barry. Then, just days later, the fourth part of GoT's latest season was dumped online ahead of its intended release. However, that leak was not thought to be related to the HBO hack.

HBO hackers return with exec emails and a ransom demand

 

[trillanova]

Praying they leak the next GOT episode

 

[Tasha And]

Leaking summaries ain't gonna do shyt. The summary for the season has been out since last year.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

No point in HBO paying them, people still gonna tune on Sunday . Episodes were leaked last season and it wasn't due to a hack, it happens. Tighten up your security

 

[PortCityProphet]

But people who pay for HBO and watch GOT have already bought it
I'd tell them to hack on these pubes and eat a dikk

 

[Da Rhythm Rebel]

Need the emails to see internal convos on the "Confederate" show

 

[lamont614]

Nudes and episodes please

 

[Uptown WaYo87]

it would be legendary if they release the last 3 episodes in HD

 

[OJ Simpsom]

HBO hackers leak Game of Thrones stars’ phone numbers

Dany's phone bout to blow up.

 

[Cabbage Patch]

Why are 'hackers' going after small fry instead of narcoterrorists and politicians?
I agree, tell the 'hackers' to fukk off.

 

[Konnan]

Wanna read those emails

 

[Ziggiy]

Need the emails to see internal convos on the "Confederate" show

 

[MidniteJay]

Why are 'hackers' going after small fry instead of narcoterrorists and politicians?
I agree, tell the 'hackers' to fukk off.

They'd just get hunted down and forced to work for the government to catch hackers who try to do bigger things than small fry shyt.

 

[Regular_P]

Why are 'hackers' going after small fry instead of narcoterrorists and politicians?
I agree, tell the 'hackers' to fukk off.

 

[Mic-Nificent]

Need the emails to see internal convos on the "Confederate" show

Yup, the good thing about these studio and network hacks is that it exposes Executives for being incompetent bigots. The Sony hack revealed that executives didn't want to hire Denzel fukking Washington and other black actors because they felt they couldn't sell movies overseas. Then they called Kevin Hart a whore because he wanted to be compensated for using his social media to promote a movie.

I can only imagine the stupidity said in emails about "Confederate" or even a show like "insecure".