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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"viral",<br>"author":"santoshanusuri",<br>"permlink":"hbo-s-usd250-000-bitcoin-parlay-fails-as-hackers-continue-thefts",<br>"title":"HBO's $250,<br>000 Bitcoin Parlay Fails as Hackers Continue Thefts",<br>"body":"HBO says they are done playing games following a second hack that stole three more television shows. Hackers had initially stolen episodes of the popular \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d series,<br> demanding a ransom of $6 mln. HBO instead offered a \u201cgoodwill\u201d payment of $250,<br>000 to the \u201cMr. Smith Hackers\u201d in order to placate them.\n\nLooking for attention\nApparently HBO\u2019s ransom payment simply emboldened the hackers,<br> as they have now reportedly stolen three more shows from the company. The latest shows to fall prey to the hackers are \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm,<br>\u201d \u201cBallers\u201d and \u201cInsecure.\u201d Additionally,<br> some episodes from yet-to-debut shows \u201cBarry\u201d and \u201cThe Deuce\u201d were stolen.\n\nHBO recently commented on the matter,<br> suggesting that the hackers may be more interested in attention than in money:\n\n\u201cIt has been widely reported that there was a cyber incident at HBO. The hacker may continue to drop bits and pieces of stolen information in an attempt to generate media attention. That\u2019s a game we\u2019re not going to participate in.\u201d\n\nAnother case of high ransom\nThe news has been filled lately with reports of hackers holding data for ransom. Most of these incidents were due to the WannaCry and Petya malware. One such incident involved the UK\u2019s National Health Services,<br> where patient data was encrypted by malware pending payment of a $300 ransom. In the wake of these attacks,<br> many businesses in the UK have preemptively purchased Bitcoin in case they should need to pay a ransom to unlock time-sensitive files.\n\nExperts say the cyber thieves could have stolen even more sensitive data from HBO,<br> including personal information of employees and other unaired episodes,<br> which they may still be holding as leverage.\n\nGartner analyst Avivah Litan explained:\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s kind of like kidnap and ransom and torture...Eventually HBO may have to give in.\u201d![725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy9hM2Q3N2ViZmM4Mzg4NTZiZDhhNzlhNjE3YWNjOTI2MS5qcGc=.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQEZBDzE4K4Jhq39TvRUev8Drt4q6URfbfJbYBWokwCji\/725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy9hM2Q3N2ViZmM4Mzg4NTZiZDhhNzlhNjE3YWNjOTI2MS5qcGc%3D.jpg)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"viral\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQEZBDzE4K4Jhq39TvRUev8Drt4q6URfbfJbYBWokwCji\/725_Ly9jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy9hM2Q3N2ViZmM4Mzg4NTZiZDhhNzlhNjE3YWNjOTI2MS5qcGc%3D.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " | | comment_options | "author":"santoshanusuri",
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