Hackers demand 6 million in Bitcoin from HBO, or they will leak scripts and footage from upcoming shows, including Game of Thrones.

in #bitcoin7 years ago

HBO HACKERS DEMAND OVER $6 MILLION IN BITCOIN NOT TO RELEASE FILES

http://bitcoinist.com/hbo-hackers-demand-6-million-bitcoin-not-release-files/

I like the anticipation of seeing GOT weekly, but if they don't pay, ill binge watch it all at now lol

What do you think of stuff like this? Yeah BTC is popular, but do you think this is just a way for newbies to the crypto world to judge it because of demands like this?

Like people that don't know about crypto will tell me "Oh people buy drugs with it, or illegal stuff."

uuuummmmmm last time I checked, the dollar bought everything illegal at this point. Just looking to knock the new.

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One important thing is if HBO knows what got leaked, if they dont know the hacking group can be bluffing

They'd be crazy to pay. This won't affect viewership at all. Knowing the plot in advance didn't stop GOT fans before when they could read the books, so why would it stop them now?

When is a hipster hacker gonna come along and demand Ether or Monero like a real bo$$?

They shouldn't pay. That's like giving in to terrorist demands.

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