Alleged HBO hacker who leaked 'Game Of Thrones' scripts identified
 

Alleged HBO hacker who leaked 'Game Of Thrones' scripts identified
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HBO might not be falling, but the mask protecting the identify of a hacker going by the name of Mr. Smith appears to be.*

Government officials released a complaint which purportedly identifies the individual behind the massive hack of the entertainment company that played out in leak after leak this year. Taunting HBO executives and demanding approximately $6.5 million in Bitcoin as a ransom, the hacker released unaired show episodes and actor contract details as the company tried and failed to limit the fallout.*

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It turns out, however, that HBO might have the last laugh. But only maybe. That's because the individual named, Behzad Mesri, is an Iran-based hacker who has allegedly worked on behalf of the Iranian government to break into computer systems around the world.* Read more...

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