![]() We’ll leave you to interpret what we’re motivated by.” “In an interview, he was once asked ‘Why do you rob banks?’ To which replied, ‘Because that’s where the money is.’ It’s said that this exchange led to the creation of Sutton’s law which states that when diagnosing, one should consider the obvious. “Are you familiar with the famous American bank robber, Willie Sutton?” a spokesperson replied. We got the impression from news reports that the group is mostly motivated by money, possibly power, but to remove doubt we asked the question. Needless to say, they gave very little away. In an earlier discussion with TDO after the group reached out to us, we tried to establish what makes a group like this tick. “A late fee was levied and they still didn’t hold up their end of the agreement,” TDO says. ![]() That resulted in follow-up contact with the company. “They printed, signed, and scanned the contract back to us,” the group says.Ī copy seen by TF does have a signature, but TDO claims that Larson failed to follow through with the all-important bitcoin payment by the deadline of 31st December. TDO informs TF that Larson Studios agreed to the pay the ransom and even sent back the contract. The subsequent section 3 reveals that the “services” come at a price – 50 bitcoins – plus potential late payment fees, at TDO’s discretion. Unsurprisingly, there were a number of conditions. In section 2 of the contract, headed “Description of Services,” TheDarkOverLord offers to “refrain from communicating in any method, design, or otherwise to any individual, corporation, computer, or other entity any knowledge, information, or otherwise,” which appears to be an offer not to leak the content obtained. “This agreement of accord, assurances, and satisfaction is between Larson Studios (the ‘Client’) and thedarkoverlord, a subsidiary of TheDarkOverlord Solutions, a subsidiary of World Wide Web, LLC (the ‘Proposer’),” the wordy contract begins. In a lengthy business-like ‘contract’ shared with TorrentFreak, TDO laid out its terms for cooperation with the California-based company. The group has also targeted medical organizations and leaked gigabytes of data obtained from Gorilla Glue.Īs is clear from its actions, TDO takes its business seriously and when the group allegedly contacted Larson Studios before Christmas, they had extortion (their word) in mind. Another, concerning polyurethane and epoxy product company GS Polymers, Inc, resulted in a leak of data after the company reportedly showed a “disinterest” in “working” with TDO. One, which targeted construction company Pre-Con Products Ltd, involved the leak of contracts and a video which purported to show a fatal accident. So who are TDO? According to several security reports, TDO is a fairly prolific hacking group (their spokesman says they are more than one) that has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks in recent months. We approached them on the Eve of their Christmas,” a member of the group previously told us over an encrypted channel. “After we had a copy of their data safely in our possession, we asked that we be paid a small fee in exchange for non-disclosure. The following screenshot reportedly from the leak indeed suggests a copy that was in production and possibly unfinished in some way.Īfter obtained its haul, TDO says it entered into “negotiations” with the video services company over the fate of the liberated content. In information sent to TF, the group says that sometime during the closing months of 2016, it gained access to the systems of Larson Studios, an ADR (additional dialogue recorded) studio, based in Hollywood. torrent file’s meta data reveals a 1.1GB file named: So how did this unreleased content fall into the wrong hands?Īs seen from the torrent details uploaded to Pirate Bay, the leak is the work of a hacking entity calling itself TheDarkOverlord (TDO). ![]() However, if what is unfolding today lives up to its billing, we could be looking at the start of one of the most significant piracy leaks of recent times.Įarlier this evening, the first episode of the brand new season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black was uploaded to The Pirate Bay, months ahead of its official June release date. ![]() Much to the disappointment of studios everywhere, movie and TV shows leak onto the Internet every single week.
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