An anonymous reader writes:
“A hacker (or hacker group) known as The Dark Overlord (TDO) has leaked the first ten episodes of season 5 of the “Orange Is The New Black” show after two failed blackmail attempts, against Larson Studios and Netflix,” reports BleepingComputer. The hacker said he stole hundreds of gigabytes of audio files from Larson Studios last December. “TDO claims the studio initially agreed to pay a ransom of 50 Bitcoin ($67,000) by January 31, and the two parties even signed a contract, albeit TDO signed it using the name ‘Adolf Hitler.'” This might have been the reason why the company thought this was a joke and didn’t pay the ransom as initially agreed.
At this point, the hacker turned from the studio to Netflix, but the company didn’t want to pay either. As a warning, the hacker leaked the first episode of season 5, but half a day later, he leaked 9 more. “According to Netflix’s website, season 5 is supposed to have 13 episodes and is scheduled for release in June, this year.” The hacker also claims he’s in possession of shows and movies from other movie studios and television channels, such as FOX, IFC, NAT GEO, and ABC. Some of the titles include “Celebrity Apprentice,” “NCIS Los Angeles,” “New Girl,” and “XXX The return of Xander Cage”.
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