Feds Say This Iranian Hacker Tried To Extort HBO For $6M — Here’s What We Know About Him

The feds have unsealed an indictment on whom they believe was behind the cyberattack on HBO that led to the leak of Game of Thrones episodes and actors’ personal data, amongst other information from the television giant. The blame has been placed upon a 29-year-old Iranian international Behzad Mesri, who was said to have tried to extort HBO for $6 million in Bitcoin.

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