HBO tried to buy off hackers
HBO's management tried to buy off the hackers who broke into the company's servers. This is evidenced by e-mails, fragments of which the attackers provided to The Hollywood Reporter. In particular, in a message dated July 27, 2017, one of the unnamed HBO executives in a veiled form offers hackers a quarter of a million dollars. The letter does not explicitly state the willingness to pay the ransom, but asks to "point out vulnerabilities in the security system "for a fee. "In the spirit of professional cooperation, we ask you to postpone the fulfillment of the conditions of your ultimatum for another week. For our part, as a gesture of goodwill, we are ready to provide you with an amount equivalent to 250 thousand dollars, from which the first information about the hacking and the list of stolen data were received earlier. Officials from HBO declined to comment on this. Recall that HBO is movieing such popular TV series as Game of Thrones. "Wild West" and others. from which the first information about the hacking and the list of stolen data were received earlier. Officials at HBO declined to comment on this.Recall that HBO is movieing such popular TV series as Game of Thrones. "Wild West" and others. The Topic of Article: HBO tried to buy off hackers. |
