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Hackers have obtained a copy of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and are threatening to release portions of it unless Disney pays a Bitcoin ransom:
Although Iger did not mention the movie by name during the meeting, Deadline reports that it's a copy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.'
[...] The "ransom" demand from the hacker is reminiscent of another prominent entertainment industry leak, where the requested amount of Bitcoin was not paid. Just a few weeks ago a group calling itself TheDarkOverlord (TDO) published the premiere episode of the fifth season of Netflix's Orange is The New Black, followed by nine more episodes a few hours later.
[...] There is no indication that the previous and threatened leaks are related in any way. TorrentFreak has seen a list of movies and TV-shows TDO said they have in their possession, but the upcoming 'Pirates' movie isn't among them.
Disney has refused to pay a ransom and is cooperating with the FBI.
Previously: Claim: Hackers Leak 'Orange is the New Black' after Netflix Did Not Pay Ransom
(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday May 16 2017, @07:55PM
Bitcoin is good for semi-anonymous extortion. Or the criminals involved are well beyond the reach of the MPAA (Russia, anyone?).
"Pirated" movies and TV are a lot more accessible than they were 5 or 10 years ago. Popcorn Time, Kodi with tvaddons.ag, and other streaming sites have made it easy to get content for free with essentially zero legal risk in most countries (I wouldn't be surprised if the UK was the first domino to fall).
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