NEW YORK: HBO said Monday its network was victimised by a cyberattack, and media reports said the hack resulted in the leak of a script of the popular series Game of Thrones and content from other productions. The statement did not indicate what was compromised, but several media reports said hackers obtained the script of a new episode of the award-winning fantasy series as well as unaired episodes of two other programs, Ballers and Room 104. "Any intrusion of this nature is obviously disruptive, unsettling and disturbing for all of us," HBO chief Richard Plepler said in a memo to staff. "I can assure you that senior leadership and our extraordinary technology team, along with outside experts, are working round the clock to protect our collective interests. Some media journalists, including one from AFP, received emails from an unidentified address boasting of the breach and proposing unaired content from Game of Thrones.

Source: New Strait Times August 01, 2017 01:07 UTC