The storm surrounding “Confederate” started shortly after HBO announced in mid-July that the next project from the “Game of Thrones” creators D.B. Further, the hacker has not released any upcoming episodes of “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s crown jewel, which has two episodes left this season. Mr. Smith has said that he wants HBO to pay him a ransom for the rest of the material. On Monday, the hacker provided a copy of a letter that he had purportedly sent to HBO. “The hacker may continue to drop bits and pieces of stolen information in an attempt to generate media attention,” the network said.

Source: New York Times August 14, 2017 23:17 UTC