Hacker releases episodes of "Orange Is the New Black" after failing to receive ransom

[BoraMurdar]

Netflix is due to release the fifth season of its successful drama series, Orange Is the New Black on June 9. However, a hacker has already released ten episodes of the series after Netflix failed to pay a ransom.

The hacker, known as "The Dark Overlord" is said to have possession of unreleased seasons of various series obtained from a single company, and promised to release all the content if a "modest" ransom is not paid. Initially, the hacker uploaded a single episode from the fifth season of Orange Is the New Black as a warning. Failing to receive the demanded ransom, the hacker uploaded ten episodes from the series.

Netflix has revealed that an investigation of a data breach from one of its production vendors by the FBI is underway. Few Twitter users have claimed to have downloaded the leaked episodes from The Pirate Bay, but the authenticity of the content still remains questionable. In any case, Netflix will need to address the situation immediately

 

[Winter Soldier]

Cross-revenge

 

[FrFc1908]

Orange is the new Black ( hat hacker ) thanks for sharing!

 

[soccer97]

Good for Netflix!

In the end - they got free advertising and demonstrated that they will not give into demands. Although not the ideal situation, it will likely drive more users to watch Orange is The New Black when it officially debuts on Netflix. Lesson learned and I am sure they are shoring up any potential risks from this incident.

I am going to wait until it officially debuts to watch it. It's a good show that presents a diverse situation- but is engaging and gives you a different perspective on things.

Netflix uses AWS for most if not all of cloud services anyway.

Spoiler: Reference to AWS:

AWS outage: How Netflix weathered the storm by preparing for the worst

It is another reminder for us that the cloud is not 100% secure.