https://www.cnet.com/news/hbo-exec-reportedly-offered-250k-reward-to-hackers/

Did a HBO executive offer hackers behind its recent breach a $250,000 reward in an effort to avoid appearing to pay them a ransom?

That's the question that might naturally arise after the emergence of an email screenshot obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. The image shows a senior vice president for the entertainment network offering the hackers $250,000 as a "bug bounty payment."