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Hackers have released the personal addresses and phone numbers of Game of Thrones actors, as well as emails and scripts, in the latest dump of data stolen from HBO. They are threatening to release the entirety of Season 7 unless a multimillion-dollar ransom is paid. Interestingly, the show has managed to break viewership records despite all of the leaks.
The hackers claim to have taken 1.5TB of data – the equivalent to several TV series box sets or millions of documents – but HBO said that it doesn’t believe its email system as a whole has been compromised, although it did acknowledge the theft of “proprietary information”. HBO said it is continuing to investigate and is working with police and cybersecurity experts. The hackers demanded “our six-month salary in bitcoin”, claiming they earn $12m to $15m a year from blackmailing organisations whose networks they have breached.
The hackers claim to have taken 1.5TB of data – the equivalent to several TV series box sets or millions of documents – but HBO said that it doesn’t believe its email system as a whole has been compromised, although it did acknowledge the theft of “proprietary information”. HBO said it is continuing to investigate and is working with police and cybersecurity experts. The hackers demanded “our six-month salary in bitcoin”, claiming they earn $12m to $15m a year from blackmailing organisations whose networks they have breached.
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