HBO appears to have been the recipient of a hacking attack that resulted in its leakage 1.5 terabytes of data.
The extent of the violation
The breach was confirmed by HBO itself, which stated that they leaked proprietary data, without specifying which data exactly.
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 series Ranges of Thrones by HBO.
Hackers who do not seem to be interested in money but more to cause damage to the company have emailed a link that leads the data to too 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 allegedly told Wired that they had infiltrated the HBO network and collected "files, movies, scips, and so on." They also claim to have obtained a great deal of information about HBO staff 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 with the investigation, and has also alerted the Authorities to the incident. HBO Chairman and CEO Richard Plepler has meanwhile been notified by HBO employees of the violation.
"Since the malicious attack on Sony Pictures, it's obvious that hackers highly value any high-value content such as movies and TV shows," says Richard Stiennon, Chief Strategy Officer of Blancco Technology Group.
There are no more details at this time, but you will soon see hack results in your neighbor's torrent tracker.
