HBO said it is continuing to investigate and is working with police and cybersecurity experts. The hackers demanded “our six-month salary in bitcoin”, claiming they earn $12m to $15m a year from blackmailing organisations whose networks they have breached. Along with the video, the hackers released 3.4GB of files. The hackers’ biggest threat appears to be dumping videos of future shows online with their logo “HBO Is Falling” superimposed. They claim that HBO is their 17th target and that only three of their past targets have refused to pay.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 10:41 UTC