HBO Offered Hackers $250,000 To Prevent Leaks

The latest report on the cyberattack on HBO is not new again and you also know about the 1.5TB of data that was reported to be acquired by the attackers from the cable giant’s servers, also the attackers have released un aired episode of Game of Throne as well as unaired episodes of some other shows and also a script which prove that the hack was real

According to a new report, HBO offered hackers $250,000 as a “bug bounty payment” to prevent these leaks.

The hackers behind it all have leaked a screenshot of an email which shows that a senior HBO vice president offered them $250,000 as a “bug bounty payment.” The email is dated July 27 and was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

The email indicates that a negotiation was going on between the network and the hackers. HBO’s response has been worded carefully so that it doesn’t seem like the cable giant is paying them a ransom, it gives the impression that HBO is offering them a reward for discovering vulnerabilities in its system.

“As a show of good faith on our side, we are willing to commit to making a bug bounty payment of $250,000 to you as soon as we can establish the necessary account and acquire bitcoin,” the email reads.

It’s believed that the hackers are demanding millions in Bitcoin from HBO to stop leaking more content. It’s not entirely known at this point in time what other data they’ve managed to obtain from HBO’s systems. The cable giant has not yet commented on the leaked email.