Hacker Leaks Episodes From Netflix Show and Threatens Other Networks -
By NICOLE PERLROTH and MATTHEW HAAGAPRIL 29, 2017
A hacker who claims to have stolen unreleased television shows from several major networks shared the coming season of the Netflix
series “Orange Is the New Black” on Saturday after the person said the streaming service failed to meet its ransom requests.
While companies like Netflix and Fox might invest in state-of-the-art cybersecurity defense technology, they must also rely on an ecosystem of postproduction vendors, ranging from mom-and-pop shops to more sophisticated outfits like Dolby
and Technicolor, which may not deploy the same level of cybersecurity and threat intelligence.
In an online post, thedarkoverlord said it had obtained the first 10 episodes of Season 5 of “Orange Is the
New Black”; the breach occurred before the final three episodes were released to postproduction studios.
“We’re not playing any games anymore.”
Netflix had announced this year that Season 5 of “Orange Is the New Black” would be released June 9,
and it was not immediately clear whether it planned to move up the release date.
Last summer, the same hacker claimed to have breached at least three health care companies in the United States
and a health insurer, and attempted to sell their stolen data on the dark web, on a website called TheRealDeal, for $96,000 to $490,000.
The hacker or hackers, who go by the name “thedarkoverlord,” also claim to have stolen unreleased content from ABC, Fox, National Geographic and IFC.
