Game of Thrones: Another jolt to HBO as hackers leak script details of season 7 finale
Ahead of the season seven finale of Game of Thrones hackers, identifying themselves as Mr Smith Group, leaked the entire script, including the climax of the episode titled ‘The Wolf and the Dragon.’
According to a report in Mashable, the hackers sent them a detailed email of the script of the final episode. A copy was also sent to The Independent.
But both the publications chose not to publish the email.
If only things were that simple.
Reddit user TeamKhaleesi claim to have sourced the leaked email from the hackers. All they had to was just ask. Their thread read, “I remember when the winterleak site was up. the hacker put up his email on his website so I emailed him back then now he sent me a complete overview of episode 7.”
The hackers have asked for a ransom in Bitcoins and have leaked the episodes of other HBO shows such as Ballers, Insecure, and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’
“The hacker may continue to drop bits and pieces of stolen information in an attempt to generate media attention. That’s a game we’re not going to participate in,” reads HBO’s statement in the report.
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