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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 takyon on Wednesday May 17 2017, @01:21PM
And yet many people have paid up to unlock ransomware-encrypted files, or even paid ransom to terrorist organizations [nytimes.com] to free hostages from terrorist groups.
In the Disney case, I'm guessing the ransom demand was well under $1 million in Bitcoins. The criminals behind it may not be considered a terrorist organization or may not be attributable, so lawyers could argue that paying the ransom is not giving material support to terrorists or illegal in any way. If the film gets released early and causes losses of millions, Disney or other studios might decide to pay up the next couple of times this happens. It could be a small price to pay to address the result of their own security deficits.
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