Hive-CM8 vs Hollywood: Christmas is usually a time when Hollywood tends to have very high box office revenues. But this year the Hive-CM8s broke them at Christmas. A group of people managed to bypass all security measures and released (to this day because the leaks continue daily) incredible movies in very good quality (DVD screeners).
In copies high quality released (and promised to be released) Hollywood's hottest productions!
Hollywood productions first appeared in many private websites before being leaked to the public trackers Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents, where thousands users started downloading the unexpected Christmas present.
The first leaks occurred a week ago and the FBI is trying to spot the source of leakage from the watermarks in the movies.
The Hollywood Reporter now reports that a watermark in the Tarantino film The Hateful Eight leads to Andrew Kosove, co-chief of production and finance of Alcon Entertainment.
The screener intended for Kosove is reportedly never reached.
"I have never seen this DVD. I never touched it with my hands. We will do more than work with the FBI. "We will conduct our own investigation to find out what happened," Kosove told the Hollywood Reporter.
Meanwhile, Hollywood has begun to issue thousands of abolition requests, hoping that this will prevent downloading of the films.
But who are The Hive and CM8?
Hive-CM8 is a so-called "release group" but does not belong to the scene (The Scene). According to TorrentFreak, very few people are involved, but they managed to ruin the Christmas of a multi-billion dollar industry.
The Hive-CM8 team has released 11 DVD screeners so far, with the most recent being Spectre. However, in their .nfo they state that there are 40 titles in total, which means that every day we will see something new.
So far, screeners that have leaked are: Spectre, The Hateful Eight, Legend, In The Heart of the Sea, Joy, Steve Jobs, Spotlight, Creed, Concussion, The Danish Girl, Bridge of Spies.
The group says the following will follow:
45 Years, Son of Saul, Love the Coopers, Krampus, The Night Before, Point Break, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Burnt, Black Mass, Trumbo, The Last Witch Hunter, Victor Frankenstein, The Big Short, Sisters, Secret in Their Eyes, Daddy's Home.
The fact is that the Hive-CM8 team is targeting the FBI, which seems to be following the latest developments with interest and will try to find out who the pirates are.
