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Iranian Hacker Charged By U.S. Prosecutors For HBO Hack

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Iranian Hacker Charged By U.S. Prosecutors For HBO Hack

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United States prosecutors have charged an Iranian-based hacker with penetrating the network of cable TV provider HBO and stealing episodes for unaired programs including "Game of Thrones" then threatening to release the episodes unless he was paid 6 million dollars. On Tuesday, a sealed indictment released by the US Attorney's office charged Behzad Mesri with hacking into HBO from May to August and stealing unaired episodes of multiple programs.