In 2017, an infamous hacking group called 'The Dark Overload' leaked episodes of Netflix TV series Orange Is the New Black. Aside from that, the group was also popular for its computer fraud of other well-known U.S. companies. One of its members faces charges of up to five years in prison due to these acts.
'The Dark Overload' faces charges
If the name sounds familiar, well, because it was also the infamous hacker of the popular Netflix TV series Orange Is the New Black.
In 2017, Variety reported that the same hacking group stole the never-before-seen episodes from the show's fifth season. It was a remarkable event since the women's prison-based TV series was so popular at the time.
To get the stolen episodes, the post-production company of the Netflix show Larson Studios paid 50 bitcoins or worth $50,000.
However, since the studio company reported the crime to the FBI, The Dark Overload group decided to get the ransom money and still leaked the episodes at the same time.
The group said that they honor the agreement with their victims, and one violation of that is when they call authorities.
"We found Larson Studios was in great delinquency of the agreement after sources confirmed law enforcement cooperation," the group said at the time. "Our agreement provides us the right to execute harmful action against any client who defrauds our agreement."
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Written by Jamie Pancho
