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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: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday May 17 2017, @11:55AM
Yes, exactly. Running endless batteries of ads before the scheduled start of the movie is abusive. I used to love seeing ads for Coming Attractions, but they don't do that much at all anymore. Just Pepsi and other crap I dropped cable to get away from. The assigned seats bullshit also pisses me off. I have an assigned seat in a barka lounger with prime position already, watching movies shared by kindly people who wear eye patches, thank you very much. Also, the popcorn shakes out to around $0.75 for a giant bucket after a CostCo run.
Washington DC delenda est.