{"id":41233,"date":"2017-08-17T12:23:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=41233"},"modified":"2017-08-17T12:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T12:23:06","slug":"hbo-social-media-hacked-in-latest-cyber-security-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/lifestyle\/hbo-social-media-hacked-in-latest-cyber-security-breach.html","title":{"rendered":"HBO social media hacked in latest cyber security breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

HBO social media hacked in latest cyber security breach<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

HBO’s Facebook and Twitter accounts have been compromised in the latest cyber security breach to hit the firm.<\/span>
\nA group called OurMine appeared to take control of the main HBO accounts, as well as those for the network’s shows including Game of Thrones.<\/span>
\nOne posts said “OurMine are here. we are just testing your security”.<\/span>
\nIt is the latest cyber security headache for the entertainment firm after hackers released Game of Thrones scripts and company data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the social media posts were removed quickly afterwards.<\/span>
\nHBO did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for comment.<\/span>
\nOurMine has a reputation for hacking high profile Twitter accounts.<\/span>
\nLast year it compromised Netflix, as well as Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Security woes<\/span><\/p>\n

The hack is the latest in a string of security setbacks for HBO in recent weeks.<\/span>
\nUnidentified hackers claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data from the company in July.<\/span>
\nOut of the haul they released Game of Thrones scripts, company documents and unbroadcast episodes of HBO’s other shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Separately, four people have been arrested for leaking an episode of Game of Thrones before it aired. The accused were current and former employees of a Mumbai-based company that stores and processes the series for an online streaming service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next came a leak in Europe. An episode of the fantasy show was mistakenly released on to its broadcaster’s Spanish and Nordic streaming platforms days before it was scheduled to be broadcast.<\/span>
\nThe episode, titled Death is the Enemy, has since been withdrawn, but not before it was copied and circulated on several file-sharing platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-40957700<\/span><\/p>\n

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