OINTB/Netflix hacked

[BoomerD]

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/orange-black-hacker-says-stole-015706731.html

Orange is the new hack? [URL='http://deadline.com/tag/netflix/']Netflix is facing a cyber nightmare as a hacker claims to have stolen the upcoming fifth season of its popular prison dramedy and is demanding to be paid to keep it off the Internet ahead of its June 9 premiere. The Associated Press reports tonight that a person using the moniker The Dark Lord claims to have uploaded the first Season 5 episode of Orange Is the New Black[/URL] to an illegal file-sharing service already, though AP said it could not confirm that the file is authentic.

In the ransom note, the hacker claims also to have stolen series from other studios by breaching a single company. The person threatened to release those programs as well if “modest” ransoms are not paid. “We are aware of the situation,” Netflix confirmed to Deadline in a statement. “A production vendor used by several major TV studios had its security compromised and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved.” The streaming service told AP it is an “active situation” that the FBI and others are investigating.


Orange Is the New Black takes place in near-real time over the course of three days. In the fourth-season finale, the death of a popular character led to a riot Litchfield Penitentiary. It ended with another series regular holding a gun to a prison guard’s head. The series has won three consecutive SAG Awards for comedy ensemble and has been Emmy-nominated for both Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Drama

 

[Charmonium]

I wonder what a modest ransom is. Is that like a gentle rape or a friendly mugging?

I don't think they're going to pay. It would then be open season on every production company and I doubt that any have air tight security.

Plus the worst that happens is the episodes show up on torrents. Most people are too worried about getting into trouble to download them. Although the pirate streaming sites would also be game and there aren't the same sort of legal issues with them.

 

[Crono]

Good ad for the show regardless

 

[BoomerD]

Netflix should just release the series early...bypass the threat.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Netflix should just release the series early...bypass the threat.

Yep that's what I would do. It would basically be a big FU to the pirate.

I normally could not care less about piracy, but in this case that is just a dick move. At least wait until a show or movie is officially released before pirating/sharing it. I don't think this is the first time this happens either, it happened with a movie, I forget which.

Though clearly they have a vulnerability in their systems and they'll have to figure that out before they even do anything or it's just going to happen again. How does a TV show or movie even get "hacked". I presume that must be sitting on some internal production servers at the studio before it is actually sent to the movies, Netflix, or wherever a particular show or movie is destined.

 

[SearchMaster]

The only people who are going to watch season 5 at this point are fans...aka subscribers. Of which a very small percentage will watch it early anyway. It's not like you have to worry about spoilers much as the whole season is available on day 1. Just seems like a very small "threat" to Netflix.

 

[thebestMAX]

Yeah, a non event. Maybe some people will watch the 5th season illegaly, want to see the rest and even subscribe to Netflix.

I like the release it early and give this guy a big middle finger up for his time and effort.

 

[cbrunny]

The most surprising and newsworthy part of this story is that OITNB has been nominated for actual awards.

 

[Carson Dyle]

This makes almost no sense. The only real threat is spoilers.

The blackmailer would be releasing it in downloadable form, probably via torrent. Few people who would torrent the show are going to be considering subscribing to Netflix to watch a TV series.

 

[Darwin333]

I wonder what a modest ransom is. Is that like a gentle rape or a friendly mugging?

I don't think they're going to pay. It would then be open season on every production company and I doubt that any have air tight security.

Plus the worst that happens is the episodes show up on torrents. Most people are too worried about getting into trouble to download them. Although the pirate streaming sites would also be game and there aren't the same sort of legal issues with them.

They would be dumb to pay since it's already on file sharing sites. It is already in the wild so why would they pay?

 

[BoomerD]

Sounds like the hacker released the episodes they had to Pirate Bay. (2-10?) Still a few episodes that were apparently finished after the hack/theft.

While I don't give a shit about this show, I believe hacking for fun and profit should be a death penalty crime. (of course, I believe burglary, armed robbery, car theft, and many other crimes should also carry the death penalty)

 

[Darwin333]

Sounds like the hacker released the episodes they had to Pirate Bay. (2-10?) Still a few episodes that were apparently finished after the hack/theft.

While I don't give a shit about this show, I believe hacking for fun and profit should be a death penalty crime. (of course, I believe burglary, armed robbery, car theft, and many other crimes should also carry the death penalty)

Considering the crazy amount of innocent people convicted of those crimes, you would be worse than most mass murders...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Considering the crazy amount of innocent people convicted of those crimes, you would be worse than most mass murders...

Yeah not to mention hacking does not physically harm anyone. Hacking sentences already are too harsh as is. Hacking, piracy, and other computer crimes should not even be jail time, it should be fines at most, depending on severity. Maybe probation depending how bad it is. It's sickening to see a hacker or someone caught downloading movies end up in maximum security PMITA facility for 25 years without parole and a murderer getting 2 years with parole. Or if your rich enough, no penalty at all. (like that "afluenza" kid)

In this case I think the hacker should get like 5-10k fine and probation or something and be forced to use dialup. For more serious crime, not being allowed to use the internet at all for a certain period like a year could be a viable sentence too. Shoving non violent people in jail is just stupid.

 

[Fir]

I'm reading they have more stuff. I hope House of Cards gets uploaded like tomorrow since S5 has been pushed back so many times.

 

[John Connor]

The punishment for hacking should be 30 years, 40 lashes and a good ol' fashion hanging. These dicks cause a great deal of harm to one's user data, etc.

The same should be done for organized crime and drug pushers. I'm looking at you "MS-13" which real name is Grabass-13.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The punishment for hacking should be 30 years, 40 lashes and a good ol' fashion hanging. These dicks cause a great deal of harm to one's user data, etc.

The same should be done for organized crime and drug pushers. I'm looking at you "MS-13" which real name is Grabass-13.

The problem is we should not punish non violent crime with a violent punishment. They should get fines, probation, maybe special conditions like not being allowed to access the internet etc, but subjecting them to rape, violence etc is just absurd. Real criminals who actually cause real physical harm to people should be getting those kinds of sentences. I do agree with organized crime too though they definitly should be getting jail time, I don't get why they are allowed to continue their operations while a single innocent guy with a gram of weed gets jail time. The justice system is screwed up. Lesser crimes get more punishment than real harmful ones. All revolves around money at the end of the day. Those big crime gangs probably have special deals with the government and such so that's why they are allowed to continue.

Aaron Swartz' case is a great example of how absurd the system is. He was going to get like 35 years for downloading too many PDFs. Literally. You could freely download PDFs through the university system, he just wrote software to download them faster, and all of them at once. Ok so he accessed a wiring closet without authorization, but at worse that should have gotten him expelled, not a 35 year sentence. I'd probably kill myself too in his shoes. Well personally I'd probably just vanish from society altogether, but being unprepared, probably die in the wilderness. Still better than jail.

 

[ImpulsE69]

But gah-uys! Piracy is rampant.

The punishment for hacking should be 30 years, 40 lashes and a good ol' fashion hanging. These dicks cause a great deal of harm to one's user data, etc.

The same should be done for organized crime and drug pushers. I'm looking at you "MS-13" which real name is Grabass-13.

I agree, and extend that to people who annoy me on the internet.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Sounds like the hacker released the episodes they had to Pirate Bay. (2-10?) Still a few episodes that were apparently finished after the hack/theft.

While I don't give a shit about this show, I believe hacking for fun and profit should be a death penalty crime. (of course, I believe burglary, armed robbery, car theft, and many other crimes should also carry the death penalty)

As long as we include world governments in that.

 

[bigboxes]

Yeah, a non event. Maybe some people will watch the 5th season illegaly, want to see the rest and even subscribe to Netflix.

I like the release it early and give this guy a big middle finger up for his time and effort.

If they released it early then I'd download it early. I wasn't going to download these, but what they hey. Just loaded Season 5 up. If they are good qual then I will watch. If not, then wait until June and then download them at that time. I hate that they douche tried to extort Netflix though. It's one thing to file share. It's another to make money off of someone else's stuff.

 

[Carson Dyle]

It's one thing to file share. It's another to make money off of someone else's stuff.

What do you think all of the public torrent sites are doing? That's why the guy who owned and ran kickass torrents is in prison and likely not to get out for a very long time. He made millions.

 

[bigboxes]

What do you think all of the public torrent sites are doing? That's why the guy who owned and ran kickass torrents is in prison and likely not to get out for a very long time. He made millions.

Not off of me he didn't. I use Adblock.