HBO declined to comment on reports that unbroadcast episodes and scripts, including one for 'Game of Thrones', were among the data hacked. Photo: SoHoUS cable channel HBO said on Monday (local time) that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones." HBO, a unit of Time-Warner Inc, declined to comment on the specific programming stolen in the hack. The company declined to comment on reports that unbroadcast episodes and scripts were among the data hacked, citing an "ongoing investigation" by unspecified law enforcement officials. Reuters also received an e-mail on Sunday from a person claiming to have stolen HBO data, including Game of Thrones.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 01, 2017 03:00 UTC