Game of Thrones season 7 LEAK - Hackers threaten to share more on unaired episodes TODAY
CYBERCRIMINALS behind the HBO hack earlier this month have threatened to leak more data on upcoming episodes of Game Of Thrones Season 7 ahead of the release of episode 4 ‘The Spoils Of War’ tonight.
Hackers have threaten to publish additional content stolen from HBO – the US television network behind the likes of Game Of Thrones, Westworld, Ballers, and more.
HBO suffered a colossal hack earlier this month, with 1.5 terabytes of data purportedly stolen from the US company.
According to Entertainment Weekly, upcoming episodes from a number of the studio’s popular shows were immediately published online, as well as the script for the next episode of Game Of Thrones.
Hackers behind the attack have now threatened to publish additional material from upcoming Game Of Thrones episode today, Sunday August 6th.
Variety was sent the latest threat from the group, in which they claim to have plans to “release the leak gradually every week”.
In the automated email, the cybercriminals reiterate previous claims to have obtained a total of 1.5 terabyte of data from HBO’s computer network.
HBO has acknowledged the hack, but it has not confirmed or commented on the types of files – or the quantity – that was stolen.
“HBO recently experienced a cyber incident, which resulted in the compromise of proprietary information,” the network confirmed in a written statement.
“We immediately began investigating the incident and are working with law enforcement and outside cybersecurity firms.
“Data protection is a top priority at HBO, and we take seriously our responsibility to protect the data we hold.”
The news comes as the fourth episode of the seventh season – entitled “The Spoils Of War” – was leaked online, and subsequently shared via a Google Drive link.
The feverishly-anticipated new episode of the hit fantasy series includes a For Internal Viewing Only watermark, as well as the logo of HBO distribution partner, Star India.
According to The Verge, the Game Of Thrones season 7 episode 4 leak was not the result of the HBO hack earlier this month.
The leaked episode – which is fairly low quality – was obtained from Star India’s website.
Star India has been handling distribution of HBO content in India since 2015.
A spokesperson for the company told The Verge: “This confirms the compromise of episode 4 of Game of Thrones Season 7, earlier this afternoon.
“We take this breach very seriously and have immediately initiated forensic investigations at our and the technology partner’s end to swiftly determine the cause.
“This is a grave issue and we are taking appropriate legal remedial action.”