A week in security (March 7 – March 13)
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HBO sued for sharing subscriber data with Facebook
HBO Max subscribers Angel McDaniel and Constance Simon filed a class-action lawsuit against HBO on Tuesday, alleging that the company has …
‘There’s a whole war going on’: the film tracing a decade of cyber-attacks
Five months later, cybersecurity responding to a seemingly separate network malfunction in Iran inadvertently discovered the culprit: a …
Zara Larsson wants your password so she can watch Game of Thrones
Zara Larsson is just your ordinary 21-year-old Swedish woman. Well, ordinary apart from being a successful Swedish singer and songwriter, …
Is It Safe to Share a Netflix or HBO Go Account?
The Weakest Link is Motherboard’s third, annual theme week dedicated to the future of hacking and cybersecurity. Follow along …
Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu passwords found for sale on the Dark Web
Winter is indeed coming, Ned Stark, but it’s looking more like pirates than white walkers: a new report found that thieves may have put …
Reddit user leaks alleged Game of Thrones Season 8 script pages
Game of Thrones season 7 was marred by hacks and leaks to such an extent that apart from seasonal spoilers, hackers managed to obtain and …
HBO hacker linked to the Iranian Charming Kitten APT group
A new report published by ClearSky linked a man accused by U.S. authorities of hacking into the systems of HBO to the Iranian cyber …
HBO Hacker Linked to Iranian Spy Group
A man accused by U.S. authorities of hacking into the systems of HBO and attempting to extort millions of dollars from the company has been …
Alleged HBO hacker is an Iranian the FBI can’t arrest
Is publicly pursuing a man beyond reach a cry in the dark? It might appear so until you read that the FBI is so sure it has its man, it has …
Iranian National Indicted for $6m HBO Extortion Plot
An Iranian national who tried to extort $6m from HBO whilst leaking stolen content online has been named in an unsealed indictment. Behzad …
US indicts alleged culprit of HBO hack-and-extort campaign
US prosecutors have pressed charges against an Iranian national who allegedly hacked into HBO cable TV network this summer, making off with …
Iranian military hacker fingered for ‘Game of p0wns’ HBO leak
The United States’ Department of Justice has identified a suspect in July’s attack on Home Box Office, naming an Iranian national, Behzad …
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 …