HBO is having a bad week.
After HBO Spain accidentally released an unaired episode of Game of Thrones, the hackers that claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data from the network just showed up to add insult to injury. Specifically, on August 16 they released what they're calling the "4th Wave HBO Leak."
Mashable was able to obtain a portion of the newly leaked documents, and oh boy, they're quite something.
The files in the dump contain everything from Westworld Season 2 shooting schedules to 27 separate Game of Thrones Season 7 "shooting [diaries]" — along with plenty of other inside information. Mashable reached out to HBO to confirm their legitimacy, but a company spokesperson merely replied that "[as] there is an ongoing investigation we will have no comment beyond the statements that are already out there."
Fans itching for an advanced look at the escapades of their favorite dragons will most likely be disappointed, because the dump doesn’t appear to contain any actual GOT episodes.
However, should someone be so inclined, Westworld season 2 spoilers could likely be gathered from the show's detailed production calendar (we'll refrain from including those here).
A link to a webpage containing the files was sent to journalists this afternoon from someone identifying themselves as Mr. Smith. "If history repeats itself," the email noted, "HBO may NEVER be the same Again. Winter Really is here."
The hackers are demanding around $6.5 million in Bitcoin from HBO in exchange for not leaking additional files, but it appears that whoever was behind the breach was sick of sitting around and waiting for the execs to pay up.
Whether or not this latest leak will encourage anyone at the network to gather that Bitcoin ransom just a tad bit faster? Well, it seems we'll all have to wait a little longer for that particular spoiler.
Topics Cybersecurity Game Of Thrones HBO
