GettyRock band Radiohead has admitted it was hacked last week, with attackers making off with unreleased material and reportedly demanding a ransom payment of $150,000 in exchange for not releasing it. According to a Facebook post by guitarist Jonny Greenwood, the hackers stole lead singer Thom Yorke’s minidisk archive from around the time of the 1997 Radiohead album OK Computer. Instead of paying the $150,000, it released the album named Minidisks [Hacked] online in aid of a climate change charity. It isn’t the first time Radiohead has released music in an unconventional way. Greenwood’s Facebook post reads: “Instead of complaining - much - or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours on Bandcamp in aid of Extinction Rebellion.

Source: Forbes June 11, 2019 17:15 UTC