{"id":345549,"date":"2017-08-17T07:03:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T07:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345549"},"modified":"2017-08-17T07:03:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T07:03:33","slug":"hbo-social-media-hacked-in-latest-cyber-security-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345549","title":{"rendered":"HBO social media hacked in latest cyber security breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">HBO&#8217;s Facebook and Twitter accounts have been compromised in the latest cyber security breach to hit the firm.<\/p>\n<p>A group called OurMine appeared to take control of the main HBO accounts, as well as those for the network&#8217;s shows including Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n<p>One posts said &#8220;OurMine are here. we are just testing your security&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It is the latest cyber security headache for the entertainment firm after hackers released Game of Thrones scripts and company data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/13C91\/production\/_97414018_tweet.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"601\" height=\"352\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the social media posts were removed quickly afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>HBO did not immediately respond to the BBC&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>OurMine has a reputation for hacking high profile Twitter accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Last year it\u00a0compromised Netflix, as well as Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales,\u00a0Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg\u00a0and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-portrait no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/0925\/production\/_97414320_fb.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook\" width=\"493\" height=\"546\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__crosshead\"><strong>Security woes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hack is the latest in a string of security setbacks for HBO in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Unidentified hackers claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data from the company in July.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the haul they released Game of Thrones scripts, company documents and unbroadcast episodes of HBO&#8217;s other shows including\u00a0Curb Your Enthusiasm\u00a0and Insecure.<\/p>\n<p>Separately,\u00a0four people have been arrested\u00a0for leaking an episode of Game of Thrones before it aired. The accused were current and former employees of a Mumbai-based company that stores and processes the series for an online streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>Next came a leak in Europe. An episode of the fantasy show was\u00a0mistakenly released\u00a0on to its broadcaster&#8217;s Spanish and Nordic streaming platforms days before it was scheduled to be broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The episode, titled Death is the Enemy, has since been withdrawn, but not before it was copied and circulated on several file-sharing platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO&#8217;s Facebook and Twitter accounts have been compromised in the latest cyber security breach to hit the firm. A group called OurMine appeared to take control of the main HBO accounts, as well as those for the network&#8217;s shows including Game of Thrones. One posts said &#8220;OurMine are here. we are just testing your security&#8221;. 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