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Quote from: eternalgloom on August 11, 2017, 09:55:54 AM

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Hackers who stole data from HBO have leaked an email from a company executive showing negotiations over a ransom.
The HBO executive said the company would pay $250,000 in bitcoin as a "bug bounty payment."
Scripts from shows such as "Game of Thrones" were stolen last month.

Read the full article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-ransom.html

I can't believe that they're actually willing to pay 250K in Bitcoin just to prevent the scripts from being released.
Even if the scripts were released, I doubt they would lose any fans over it. It's not like that many people would even read it.

Still sad that Bitcoin is being associated with crime again.

Agree - people want to view the drama, not read scripts.

I wonder if the hackers stole other stuff besides the scripts? If so, that might be why they are paying up.

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Quote from: freebutcaged on August 11, 2017, 12:03:25 PM

There is no crime here, are you an idiot? they had security bugs and problems, not only scripts but last week episode 4 of season 7 of Game of thrones

Were leaked before even airing on HBO channel. hackers managed to download a few episodes I think and even if scripts are compromised only thing would

Be a few hundred millions loss for HBO. they should be thanking them for not releasing the scripts and just want $250,000 that's nothing compared to the

Money HBO is earning by broadcasting the series. they could also request cash in a bag to be delivered in some public place, Bitcoin transactions being on

The open makes it even more traceable than cash.

I'm sure stealing money out of pockets is also okay since there was no chain on the wallet and people should be thankful.

This is no game and they should face prison time, simple as that.

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Well that is just a bad publicity for bitcoin, hackers destroy everything... I hope they won't pay them, instead they can find them and sue them. Hacking is becoming more and more of a problem , the sentences hacking should be much higher.

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Quote from: freebutcaged on August 11, 2017, 12:03:25 PM

There is no crime here, are you an idiot? they had security bugs and problems, not only scripts but last week episode 4 of season 7 of Game of thrones

Were leaked before even airing on HBO channel. hackers managed to download a few episodes I think and even if scripts are compromised only thing would

Be a few hundred millions loss for HBO. they should be thanking them for not releasing the scripts and just want $250,000 that's nothing compared to the

Money HBO is earning by broadcasting the series. they could also request cash in a bag to be delivered in some public place, Bitcoin transactions being on

The open makes it even more traceable than cash.

Taking private property and threatening to sell them online unless they pay $250k isn't a crime?

Sounds like there could be theft, copyright infringement and blackmail to me. That it will save HBO millions by only having to pay $250k changes nothing. I guess that if they do pay, the will also try to press charges.

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There is no crime here, are you an idiot? they had security bugs and problems, not only scripts but last week episode 4 of season 7 of Game of thrones

Were leaked before even airing on HBO channel. hackers managed to download a few episodes I think and even if scripts are compromised only thing would

Be a few hundred millions loss for HBO. they should be thanking them for not releasing the scripts and just want $250,000 that's nothing compared to the

Money HBO is earning by broadcasting the series. they could also request cash in a bag to be delivered in some public place, Bitcoin transactions being on

The open makes it even more traceable than cash.

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I don't know why HBO are wiling to pay that ransom since the script and even summary of the whole season 7 of this year's Game of Thrones has been leaked already, I was very much skeptical about the authenticity of the whole thing which was leaked way back in 2016 but now that the new season has started and so far the 4 episodes seem to correlate to the leaked script, I have no choice than to believe that it's all true.

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Yep. Bad publicity for bitcoin again. Once again news affiliated with crime. Sad

I found this news funny though. I've seen alot of posts about this news on Facebook and YouTube. Looks like HBO is in panic, whereas people in the comments of Facebook are begging the hackers to release the scripts instead. LOL. Looks like they're not getting the script though. Me personally I am also interested in the script as I am quite a GoT fan eversince. Grin

One last thing. HBO should have known better lol. Why is their data so vulnerable? As it seems like the hackers aren't like "big time" hackers, as the ransom is quite small in my opinion, compared to other leaks.

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The fact that bitcoin is used for ransom is something we simply have to live with.
It's in the nature of bitcoins anonymity that it will always be used for that by criminals.
Maybe the studios and other businesses will learn from scenarios like that and store their data more savely.
After all, maybe it's a good thing that the industry is forced to rise its IT standards.
When you look at it from that perspective, the hackers might even do us all a favour.

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Quote from: Arvydas77 on August 11, 2017, 10:10:48 AM

Quote from: eternalgloom on August 11, 2017, 09:55:54 AM

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Hackers who stole data from HBO have leaked an email from a company executive showing negotiations over a ransom.
The HBO executive said the company would pay $250,000 in bitcoin as a "bug bounty payment."
Scripts from shows such as "Game of Thrones" were stolen last month.

Read the full article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-ransom.html

I can't believe that they're actually willing to pay 250K in Bitcoin just to prevent the scripts from being released.
Even if the scripts were released, I doubt they would lose any fans over it. It's not like that many people would even read it.

Still sad that Bitcoin is being associated with crime again.

Yes, when I mention that I own BTC people think that I'm engaged in criminal activity. They can't understand that I just love and have belief in BTC as most others who are not criminals.

The thing is that since Bitcoin is not yet that known by many people, when there can be news of a criminal activity and the ransom must be paid in Bitcoin the association is really automatic the name of Bitcoin is easily besmirched. Now, if there is a similar situation and the ransom must be paid in dollar...people will not make that automatic association because they know the dollar and that anybody can use it or abuse it. It is just human nature that when there is something new we usually assumed things without first verifying how true or reliable the information and association. We, people who already know about Bitcoin, can help spread correct information about the cryptocurrency and the ways things work here.

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Quote from: eternalgloom on August 11, 2017, 09:55:54 AM

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Hackers who stole data from HBO have leaked an email from a company executive showing negotiations over a ransom.
The HBO executive said the company would pay $250,000 in bitcoin as a "bug bounty payment."
Scripts from shows such as "Game of Thrones" were stolen last month.

Read the full article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-ransom.html

I can't believe that they're actually willing to pay 250K in Bitcoin just to prevent the scripts from being released.
Even if the scripts were released, I doubt they would lose any fans over it. It's not like that many people would even read it.

Still sad that Bitcoin is being associated with crime again.

Yes, when I mention that I own BTC people think that I'm engaged in criminal activity. They can't understand that I just love and have belief in BTC as most others who are not criminals.

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Hackers who stole data from HBO have leaked an email from a company executive showing negotiations over a ransom.
The HBO executive said the company would pay $250,000 in bitcoin as a "bug bounty payment."
Scripts from shows such as "Game of Thrones" were stolen last month.

Read the full article here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-ransom.html

I can't believe that they're actually willing to pay 250K in Bitcoin just to prevent the scripts from being released.
Even if the scripts were released, I doubt they would lose any fans over it. It's not like that many people would even read it.

Still sad that Bitcoin is being associated with crime again.

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