Hackers threaten to release stolen 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5'

[OmegaStarScream]

The hackers are reportedly demanding a ransom in exchange for not publishing the movie. Iger said hackers had stolen the film and are demanding to be paid in Bitcoin.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4508842/Hackers-steal-new-Pirates-Caribbean-movie.html#ixzz4hFMRfFIi

[frischtot]

Just heard, also WD are saying they won't give in to the demands. If that's so I'll gladly torrent this one, even though I've never seen a single one of the franchise before. They whole industry needs to be thought a lesson. They've been insanely greedy and lazy the past decade.

Too much BTC related hacking events this week however. Shows crypto in a bad light.

[GreenBits]

The hackers are reportedly demanding a ransom in exchange for not publishing the movie. Iger said hackers had stolen the film and are demanding to be paid in Bitcoin.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4508842/Hackers-steal-new-Pirates-Caribbean-movie.html#ixzz4hFMRfFIi

First OTNB, now this? The hacking is getting bold people, guys tend not to realize they usually catch hackers, although it does take a while. They don't give too many fucks about exchanges getting hacked, but hack a tax paying corporation, and this is bloody murder.

Wondering if North Korea did this. Preliminary reports on the WannaCry exploit suggest NK might be the actor behindnit. This fits the MO, the did this with Sony concerning that movie about Kim Jong. Definitely not Russia for once, they got hit the hardest, I hear.

Eventually, we will realize as a global society how important cyber security is. Until then, this

[mindrust]

Who cares? It will be on the piratebay eventually whether they release it before its premiere or not. I also don't think there is a real hype for this movie at all. It is a light popcorn movie and people who wait for it will most likely see it in a cinema rather than downloading it from the pirate bay.

WD won't pay them, still a nice try though.

[CataloniaFM]

Thus, bitcoin helps hackers make a profit. Maybe I can master such a difficult profession

[buenav]

Thus, bitcoin helps hackers make a profit. Maybe I can master such a difficult profession

You might want to rethink that, the majority of hackers get caught eventually.

[GreenBits]

Who cares? It will be on the piratebay eventually whether they release it before its premiere or not. I also don't think there is a real hype for this movie at all. It is a light popcorn movie and people who wait for it will most likely see it in a cinema rather than downloading it from the pirate bay.

WD won't pay them, still a nice try though.

The amount of revenue they will lose, will be tremendous. They just spent an ungodly amount of money producing this movie, fueling JD's drug habit. That's a big drug habit, he hasn't been sober since 'Fear and Loathing'. The bottom line got severely fucked with this one. I agree, this is a snore fest, but kids and overseas.markets eat this shit up. Our domestic market may prefer to see it in theaters, but the international community cares not.

[gentlemand]

Just heard, also WD are saying they won't give in to the demands. If that's so I'll gladly torrent this one, even though I've never seen a single one of the franchise before. They whole industry needs to be thought a lesson. They've been insanely greedy and lazy the past decade.

If they spend several hundred million dollars creating something then they should really be rewarded for that. Unfashionable I know. I'm quite surprised the film industry is still holding up as well as it is.

Films like this can't be created out of thin air. If it did go the same way as the music business then all we'd have to watch would be youtube vloggers whining about their makeup issues.

[warrior333]

Who cares? It will be on the piratebay eventually whether they release it before its premiere or not. I also don't think there is a real hype for this movie at all. It is a light popcorn movie and people who wait for it will most likely see it in a cinema rather than downloading it from the pirate bay.

WD won't pay them, still a nice try though.

The amount of revenue they will lose, will be tremendous. They just spent an ungodly amount of money producing this movie, fueling JD's drug habit. That's a big drug habit, he hasn't been sober since 'Fear and Loathing'. The bottom line got severely fucked with this one. I agree, this is a snore fest, but kids and overseas.markets eat this shit up. Our domestic market may prefer to see it in theaters, but the international community cares not.

In all countries people are the same. Why spend extra dengina watching a movie in the cinema.I'm sure that wanting to see the movie for free will be a lot and this is serious and this will significantly reduce the income from the rental. I think I will have to pay.

[Arcteryx]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1920248

Why is this in society and politics again?

[Slow death]

Thus, bitcoin helps hackers make a profit. Maybe I can master such a difficult profession

Ha ha ha

Study hard to become a big criminal and FBI will one day knock on the door of your house to show you your new home, jail.

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[Nathan047]

I heard that there was a huge outbreak of ransomware lately. Apparently they really hit Hollywood and a British hospital hard. To bad it’s so hard to stop a cyber criminal (at least a skilled one anyway).

[JGoRed]

...and the FBI advises that they pay the ransom. There seems to be no other way to stop these theives

[Arcteryx]

...and the FBI advises that they pay the ransom. There seems to be no other way to stop these theives

It is probably from their own CIA and NSA hacking toolkits that were from WannaCry Ransomware attacks.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/05/15/the_wannacry_ransomware_attack_has_only_made_about_55_000_for_the_hackers.html

[HAARP]

I would definitely download it.

[maku]

Who cares? It will be on the piratebay eventually whether they release it before its premiere or not. I also don't think there is a real hype for this movie at all. It is a light popcorn movie and people who wait for it will most likely see it in a cinema rather than downloading it from the pirate bay.

WD won't pay them, still a nice try though.

Well, it is a huge deal. All movies are eventually pirated and can be found online.
But it is 'natural' process, first you have only access to poor copy, shaky cam version of the picture recorded at the movies.
Next you have DVD rip and eventually Blue-Ray rip version - usually takes months for BRRip to be released.
If hacked version of the movie is good enough it might significantly decrease box office earnings.

[coolcoinz]

If they spend several hundred million dollars creating something then they should really be rewarded for that. Unfashionable I know. I'm quite surprised the film industry is still holding up as well as it is.

Films like this can't be created out of thin air. If it did go the same way as the music business then all we'd have to watch would be youtube vloggers whining about their makeup issues.

They can be created out of thin air. Some of those movies including the pirates are so  packed with CGA that less than half of it are the actual shots and play. The rest was made in a studio by a bunch of graphics. Mainstream movies are going to shit these days.
I'm also amazed that the industry is holding up with the millions they're paying each of the actors and the amount of torrent downloads each of these movies have. I stopped going to the cinema long ago, about the time when I got the Internet.

[mariahronny]

I still don't support the use of bitcoin for blackmailling and i hope the perpetrators would be caught.

[GreenBits]

A word to the wise as well; I don't tend to download these leaked files unless I can find a streaming service that has them. The reason? The file was obtained through subterfuge, I don't trust that the source file doesn't have some new and exotic virus thats going to take my bitcoin and encrypt my files. Hackers know people are greedy. What better way to mass propogate a new virus, than attaching it to a piece of leaked, popular media?

[aeternus]

The hackers are reportedly demanding a ransom in exchange for not publishing the movie. Iger said hackers had stolen the film and are demanding to be paid in Bitcoin.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4508842/Hackers-steal-new-Pirates-Caribbean-movie.html#ixzz4hFMRfFIi

Someone is willing to see a movie like this? Most of the time sequels suck and this is the fifth movie which mean it is going to suck, just look at star wars movies and the recent awful movies they produced just to make money.