Game of Thrones : episode 4 hacked available on the web, the fans in an uproar and HBO in crisis

Cinema 4 August, 2017

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The pirates who attacked the flagship series of HBO had promised : the fourth episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones is now available on the web.

After the Caribbean, Hollywood : the business is trembling in the face of a new attack from pirates, which promises to be spectacular. Five days after the announcement, the hackers who attacked HBO have delivered on the web, the fourth episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones, which aired this Sunday on the chain. This is not the first operation of hackers in Hollywood, but this will definitely be one of the most important.

“I think we are in the shit here, Khaleesi”

REMINDER OF THE FACTS

On Sunday, HBO’s aspen. Several u.s. media receive an e-mail anonymous :

“Hello humanity. The biggest leak of the age of cyberspace arrived. What is his name ? Oh I forgot to say. This is HBO and Game of Thrones…….!!!!!! You have the chance to be pioneers, to attend and download the hacking. Enjoy & share the information. The one who will pour out well, we will offer her an interview. It is the collapse of HBO. “

The hackers claim to have recovered more than 1.5 terabyte of information on the servers of HBO : episode of Game of Thrones, Room 104 and Ballers, but also to documents and possible scenarios.

HBO confirms fast the information :

“HBO has recently been the victim of a cyber incident, which has compromised information. We immediately launched an investigation and are working with the forces of law and order and the companies ‘ cyber-security external. Data protection is a high priority for HBO, and we take seriously our responsibility to protect them. “

A small line-of-mind to boost the morale of the troops Tyrion ?

GAME OVER OF THRONES

That Game of Thrones is referred to is more than logic : the series is a phenomenon that will only inflate from here to its end, scheduled for 2018. HBO is fully aware of the value of their series flagship, and has developed over the seasons a true policy of caution.

And difficult not to understand : in April 2015, the first four episodes of season 5 were found on the internet before the broadcast of the season premiere. The press was estimated directly responsible, the episodes that have been sent to journalists in order to prepare for the critics – a classic method. Since then, HBO has decided not to let anything see the media in advance (in any case not Game of Thrones).

Beyond what is controllable, the series has repeatedly been a victim of its popularity with shooting pictures stolen by fans, despite the great precautions taken by the production. The return of Jon Snow in season 6 has given rise to passionate discussions following the emergence of images of Kit Harington on the set. Control over the image and the secret, therefore, is not a trivial matter to HBO, which has built a fortress around his series to protect the force.

“You know nothing Jon Snow” (but the fans, themselves, already knew)

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ATTACK

If a previously unseen episode of Game of Thrones has an impact almost unique, this attack is not the first. Last April, Netflix has been the victim of a hacking similar : a large part of the season 5 of Orange is the New Black had been delivered to the public. In may, it is Disney which has been referred to : the pirates had said that they had Pirates of the Caribbean 5 : The Revenge of Salazar – who was obviously a hoax.

The largest deal of hacking has undoubtedly been the one that hit Sony in November 2014, when a group called Guardian of Peace threatened to release information compromising, among the more than 100 terabytes of data hacked, if the studio did not pay a ransom. A cataclysm which has released on the web a few movies, and revealed exchanges inglorious between the producers and the artists. The comedy The Interview that kills was particularly referred to, giving weight to the idea that North Korea was behind this chaos – what the FBI later confirmed in December.

In February 2015, the all-powerful Amy Pascal was stepping down, as a direct result of these revelations. It is an event that still resonates until today, including on the issue of wage inequality, since the information had been revealed among the e-mails.

The Interview that kills, who killed Amy Pascal

FOLLOWING THE NEXT EPISODE ?

The impact of an episode hacked on hearings raises the question : Game of Thrones is the series the most pirated for years, and this absolutely did not prevent the first episode of season 7 to be a huge success in terms of audiences. The public that pirate is not the one who is watching HBO, or not at all.

On the other hand, HBO may tremble since the series is based in large part on its surprises, its blows and bloody scenes of shock. At the time of social networks, where information turns into buzz and tidal wave in only few hours through the world, the possible death of a character could very well lose its value thanks to/because of the excitement of the audience. With only 7 episodes, and more than a season behind, this seventh season is likely to provide epic moments in the coming weeks.

The chain arises certainly a lot of questions about the near future, especially since that Variety has revealed that the group of hackers announced that it had a lot of things in stock. An email auto-reply says that their project is to deliver data to users each week, little by little. With the date of this Sunday as an important step in their operation.

How Game of Thrones will there suffer from this piracy ? HBO will he react with firmness, and to change its calendar ? The fans will-they rush on the episode or go over to the side of the chain, which gives them a show enjoyable for now 7 seasons ? Beside Ballers, Room 104 , and Game of Thrones, the series of David Simon’s The Deuce (of which we know that it was already available for the press in its entirety) has also been hacked ? Response very shortly.

Send so Cersei manage these hackers