U.S. prosecutors convey charged an Iranian national amongst hacking into cable TV network HBO’s servers too stealing episodes too plot summaries for unaired programs of striking shows including “Game of Thrones” too threatening to liberate the information unless he was paid $6 million, Joon H Kim, acting U.S. attorney, southern district of New York, announced on Tuesday.
Behzad Mesri (29), likewise known equally “Skote Vahshat,” was charged amongst the hack inward a sealed indictment that was released on Tuesday yesteryear the U.S. Attorney’s purpose inward Manhattan. It says he stole unaired episodes from shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm too The Deuce, floor plot summaries too scripts for Game of Thrones too confidential cast too crew contact lists. The indictment described Mesri equally a “self-professed expert” inward hacking who had worked on behalf of Iran‘s armed forces to assault armed forces systems, nuclear software systems too Israeli infrastructure.
Mesri before this yr infiltrated estimator accounts of HBO employees authorized to remotely access the network’s servers, the indictment says. In July, he emailed HBO executives inward New York providing show of the hack too demanding $5.5 i grand one thousand inward digital currency, a figure after raised to $6 million, it says. Included was an icon of Game of Thrones Night King character, leader of an terra firma forces of zombies, amongst the words, “Winter is coming. HBO is falling. Good luck HBO.”
It likewise alleged that he helped an Iranian hacking group, Turk Black Hat Security Team, deface hundreds of websites inward the the States too other countries.
Now Kim told reporters, “Winter is coming for Behzad Mesri.” Hackers may intend they’re prophylactic behind a covert name, but fifty-fifty for them, wintertime volition come, Kim said.
H5N1 spokesman amongst the Attorney’s purpose said Mesri has non been arrested.
Mesri is inward Islamic Republic of Iran but if he leaves he could live on arrested.
