HBO's Game of Thrones Leaked by Iranian Hacker, US Claims
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: According to The Guardian, US prosecutors in Manhattan have charged Behzad Mesri, an Iranian national also known as Skote Vahshat, with hacking into the HBO cable TV network and stealing episodes and plot summaries for unaired programs including Game of Thrones, then threatening to release the data unless he was paid $6 million.
The indictment charges Mesri with hacking into HBO from May to August and stealing unaired episodes of programs including Ballers, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Deuce. The indictment described Mesri as a “self-professed expert” in hacking who had worked on behalf of Iran’s military to attack military systems, nuclear software systems and Israeli infrastructure.
Iranians are known to have developed strong cyber attack expertise in recent years.
In the world of cyber wars, hackers can inflict serious financial damages on business enterprises by stealing or leaking proprietary commercial data.
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