https://consumerist.com/2017/08/08/hacker-claims-to-be-holding-hbo-data-for-ransom/

The saga around a recent hack attack at HBO just keeps getting deeper. Now, hackers that claim to have a whole lot of unreleased programming and potentially embarrassing internal documentation are saying they might not release it… if HBO pays them big bucks to stay quiet.

The AP now reports that the attackers who claim to have grabbed a massive volume of data from inside HBO — including unreleased episodes of flagship drama Game of Thrones — are waiting to release it, seeing if they’ll get paid off first.