HBO appears to have become the recipient of a hack attacks which resulted in the leakage of 1.5 terabytes of data.
Its extent infringementς
The violation was confirmed by HBO itself, which said it leaked proprietary data without specifying exactly what data.
In accordance with Entertainment Weekly, the attackers already leaked online unreleased episodes of Ballers, Room 104, as well as a script which appears to be for the next episode of the hugely popular HBO series Game of Thrones.
The hackers who don't seem to be interested in money, but more in causing damage to the company, have emailed post officey a link that leads to the data to many journalists.
"Enjoy it and spread it. Anyone who spreads it more will be able to interview us. "The HBO is falling," the message reads.
The hackers reportedly told Wired that they have penetrated the network of HBO and have collected "files, movies, scipts, and so on". They also claim to have reaped a lot information for HBO personnel and other internal data.
The extent of the violation has not yet been determined, but if the assailants claim it is true, this hack is more like that of Sony (2014).
Now what;
HBO has invited security companies to help it research, while at the same time he has notified the authorities about the incident. HBO president and CEO Richard Plepler has since notified HBO employees of the breach.
"Since the malicious attack on sony pictures "It is obvious that hackers highly value any high-value content such as movies and TV shows," said Richard Stiennon, Chief Strategy Officer at Blancco Technology Group.
At the moment there are no more details, but you will definitely see them soon Results of the hack on your neighborhood torrent tracker.