A hacker group going by the name of TheDarkOverlord has also threatened to leak content from other networks including Fox, National Geographic and ABC
As Netflix readies to debut season 5 of its original prison drama, Orange Is The New Black on June 9, a hacking group reportedly got its hands on first 10 episodes of the 13-part season. The group then posted links to the leaked episodes on the Pastebin website after Netflix supposedly failed to fulfill a ransom demand.
"It didn't have to be this way, Netflix. You're going to lose a lot more money in all of this than what our modest offer was," the hackers wrote in their Pastebin post.
The Pastebin post with links to the leaked episodes has since been taken down. This page is no longer available on the website which explains that it has either expired, been removed by its creator, or removed by one of the Pastebin staff. Another post by a guest user still shows links to the first 10 episodes of the show. The said links, however, redirect to a website called openload.co, which has also removed the uploaded leaked files.
A Twitter account by the name of ‘TheDarkOverlord’, tweeted out various threats and warnings to Netflix and other content networks including Fox, National Geographic, ABC and IFC.
And so let it be read that the loathsome giants do too fall. Hello Netflix, we've arrived: https://t.co/Fmb1gsZf4a
— thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) April 28, 2017
Who is next on the list? FOX, IFC, NAT GEO, and ABC. Oh, what fun we're all going to have. We're not playing any games anymore.
— thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) April 29, 2017
After the Pastebin posts were removed, the group again tweeted with a direct download link of all the ten OITNB episodes on popular torrent website Pirate Bay. Below is the message that accompanied the leak on Pirate Bay –
Hello, this is thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) here to deliver a message.
This is the remainder of the fifth season of "Orange Is The New Black" that we have to supply. Within, you'll find episodes one to ten. For more information, you may view our entire press release at the link below.
Your friends,
thedarkoverlord
Professional Adversary
World Wide Web, LLC
The group has not yet revealed its ransom demands to the public and in a Tweet made 7 hours ago, they claimed “it’s nearly time to play another round,” suggesting that they might be looking to leak more stolen data from Netflix or other content networks mentioned above.
It's nearly time to play another round.
— thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) May 1, 2017
Reacting to the leak, Netflix told CNET, "A production vendor used by several major TV studios had its security compromised and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved."
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