Leaked emails show HBO offered hackers $250,000 to delay Game of Thrones leaks

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonAug 12, 2017, 6:35 am158 pts
The hack suffered by HBO has been in the headlines for the last couple of weeks, not least because it led to the leak of episodes and scripts. The anonymous hackers were known to have made a ransom demand, but details of how this was handled were not made public. Now a leaked email suggests that HBO offered the…

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