HBO has suffered another cyber breach on the heels of a cyber attack last month. Several of the cable network’s social media accounts were hacked Wednesday night by a hacking group called OurMine.
OurMine managed to briefly take control of the Twitter accounts of HBO and its hit show
Game of Thrones. The hacking group posted messages on the account that were quickly deleted by HBO. One taunted the network by recommending it “contact us to upgrade your security…”
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HBO isn’t OurMine’s first high-profile target, according to an Inside Business report. The group has previously hacked the social media accounts of Daniel Elk, the co-founder of Spotify, former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerbereg.
OurMine’s attack on HBO is the second in as many months. In July, a hacker going by the name of “Mr Smith” apparently stole company information and scripts for
Game of Thrones episodes. “Mr Smith” also claimed to journalists that he had stolen personal emails from an HBO executive and unaired episodes of other shows, but those claims are unconfirmed, according to Inside Business.
The motive of the latest hack appears to be profit, according to Inside Business. The hackers have reportedly demanded payment in bitcoin.
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