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How much HBO hackers have is hazy; what they want is clear cash

The hackers have made extravagant claims about money they claim to have stolen from HBO. HBOs initial response included some pleasantries and an offer of $250,000 (not even close to the ransom demand) as a bug bounty But, as various observers have noted, the material posted so far is vastly short of the 1.5 terabytes of data the hackers claim to possess a single terabyte can hold an estimated 500 hours of video. The hackers minimum demand, which they have said is non-negotiable, was about 4% of the $6m.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/08/15/how-much-hbo-hackers-have-is-hazy-what-they-want-is-clear-cash/

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