The “WhiteWalkers” broke through the Firewall. "HBO recently experienced a cyber incident, which resulted in the compromise of proprietary information" HBO confirmed in a statement to the Entertainment Weekly.
- The upcoming episodes of its series “Room 104” and ”Ballers” have been tricked online by the hackers.
- The leak reportedly contains the script of the 4th episode of Game of Thrones.
- Hackers claimed to have 1.5 TB of HBO data, warning that more leaks are on the way.
- Even though it had material prematurely leaked online before, none of them involved hacking.
The hacker identity is still unknown, but an anonymous email reportedly addressed to many reporters says:“Hi to all mankind. The greatest leak of cyberspace era is happening. What’s its name? Oh, I forget to tell. It's HBO and Game of Thrones……!!!!!! You are lucky to be the first pioneers to witness and download the leak. Enjoy it & spread the words. Whoever spreads well, we will have an interview with him. HBO is falling"“Any intrusion of this nature is obviously disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us. I can assure you that senior leadership and our extraordinary technology team, along with outside experts, are working round the clock to protect our collective interests.We immediately began investigating the incident and are working with law enforcement and outside cyber security firms. Data protection is a top priority at HBO, and we take seriously our responsibility to protect the data we hold." HBO Chairman, CEO Richard Pleper wrote in an email published by Entertainment Weekly.HBO has joined other entertainment industry who got victimized by cyber crime. Hackers had targeted Netflix earlier this year, where the episodes of “Orange is the new black “ were leaked. Sony was the biggest victim in the entertainment industry till date when in 2014 hackers leaked their employee emails and films. Brace Yourself.Disclaimer:
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