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Materials from the upcoming Disney film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” starring Johnny Depp were stolen by ransomware hackers who are demanding a ransom from the studio. They asked the film studio for a huge amount of Bitcoin. The Disney company is not going to pay the extortionists and turned to the FBI for help.

Disney CEO Bob Iger did not disclose information about which film the hackers gained access to, but later, during a meeting at the New York City Hall with ABC employees, he announced the incident. The hackers said that if the stated demands are not met, they will gradually begin to release fragments of the new film for public access. Deadline managed to find out that we are indeed talking about Jerry Bruckheimer's fifth film from the Pirates franchise, which is due out on May 26.

The Disney company itself does not comment, however, according to insiders, they are not going to pay hackers. This situation is reminiscent of the problem Netflix recently faced when a ransomware hacker leaked ten episodes of the new season of Orange Is the New Black after the company refused to pay a ransom.

Director of the Security Assessment Department at Rhino Security Labs and a regular expert on the Science Channel series Outlaw Tech, Hector Monsegur, a former hacker who agreed to become a consultant and informant for the FBI after his arrest, said that “attribution is probably the most difficult task with that the FBI has to deal with."

The fact is that the FBI has to track the progress of an attack that has already occurred, and “this is almost impossible, since various hackers operate from almost anywhere in the world. Among other things, they are well aware of the principles of the technologies that are used to track their activities. As a result, a hacker from Egypt uses Russian software - we think he is from Russia, but he is Egyptian."

“All of these companies like Disney, Netflix and Discovery may have very good security departments, but they also have vendor partners and smaller production companies that don't have as good security departments and may not have the resources to ensuring proper security controls are in place so that hackers can gain access to products without much hassle,” Monsegur said. – Remember those times when films floated onto the Internet and ended up on Pirate Bay? Today we have a new threat with the emergence of ransomware hackers, and companies are faced with ransom demands for their own intellectual property! Any studio may face the problem of protecting its intellectual property."

The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has grossed an incredible $3.72 billion at the worldwide box office since its initial release in 2003. It is still difficult to say how recent events will affect the fate of the new film.

According to the company's president, Robert Iger, the attackers are requesting a huge amount of money, and they are demanding that it be transferred in bitcoins. At the moment, Disney is cooperating with the FBI, hoping to locate the criminals, and is not going to pay.

The hackers have already announced that they will first post a 5-minute excerpt of the film online, and then gradually upload the remaining “pieces” of the film onto the network until their demands are met.

It is worth noting that a similar incident occurred not long ago with the Netflix television channel. Cybercriminals stole 10 episodes of the new season of Orange is the New Black. Then the TV channel refused to pay a ransom to the criminals, and they posted the content online.

Hector Monsegur, a former hacker and now an FBI informant, said:

“The FBI has a very difficult job because it is almost impossible to track attacks. Hackers are everywhere. In addition, they use methods that make them difficult to track. So, for example, Egyptian hackers can use Russian software, and everyone will think that they are from Russia. But in reality they will be in Egypt. Most companies like Netflix and Disney have good security teams, but the security system is still not strong enough. Therefore, it is easy for hackers to crack.”

The release of the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in Russia is planned for May 25, 2017.

The hackers said they gained access to the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” which is scheduled to premiere on May 26, 2017. The painting's thieves are threatening to post it online unless the Walt Disney Company pays the ransom, Deadline reports.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, company director Bob Iger confirmed information about the possible theft of the film, but did not specify its title.

The hackers demanded a huge ransom for the copy, stating that the Walt Disney company should pay it in Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The attackers threatened that otherwise they would first make a five-minute excerpt of the tape publicly available, and then publish separate fragments lasting 20 minutes.

As the hackers assured, they will stop doing this only after paying the ransom. All this is reminiscent of the return of a kidnapped person in parts, this is often found in cinema and detective literature.

As it became known, Walt Disney is not going to comply with the requirement and is actively cooperating in the investigation of a possible abduction with agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). But according to some experts, this whole kidnapping story is more like a marketing ploy.

Hackers have long been interested in Hollywood studios, but they also pay attention to high-profile television projects. In April of this year, a situation similar to the fifth “Pirates” arose with the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.”

Hackers stole almost the entire fifth season (10 of 13 episodes) of the popular dramedy about a women's prison, and demanded money from the service so that new episodes would not be posted online. But Netflix also refused to pay - and everything stolen ended up on the Pirate Bay a month before the official premiere.

Dead Men Tell No Tales / Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth installment in the film saga, which has grossed a total of $3.7 billion worldwide. Filming began in Australia in February 2015.

In the new film, Johnny Depp in the role of Jack Sparrow will seek salvation from the terrible Captain Salazar (played by Javier Bardem), accompanied by Kaya Scodelario and Orlando Bloom.

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Hackers stole the big-budget blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales” from Disney, which will premiere in a week. The attackers are going to publish the film on torrents before the premiere if the company does not pay them a ransom. Disney representatives refused to satisfy the pirates' demands.

As the site has learned, a group of criminals have stolen the new film “Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and are threatening to post the film online. The hackers demanded a significant transfer of money from Disney in Bitcoin. The specific ransom amount has not been reported, but given that the franchise's films gross about $1 billion at the box office, the hackers are demanding a lot. If their demands are not met, the criminals will first publish five-minute fragments of the tape. The pirates threatened to publish 20-minute excerpts of the film until Disney representatives paid them.

A similar incident occurred due to the digital delivery of the film to cinemas on the eve of the premiere. It is reported that Disney refused to pay the ransom to the attackers, and instead turned to law enforcement agencies, in particular the FBI. Experts are already investigating and searching for hackers, although they note that it will be extremely difficult to detect cyber criminals.

The official premiere of the film “Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is scheduled for May 25. The main role in the film was played by actor Johnny Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow for the fifth time.

A group of hackers have stolen the finished Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and are threatening to release it online unless they are paid a ransom. The head of the film company spoke about the problem, who, however, did not disclose the title of the film - it was later reported by Deadline, citing anonymous sources.

According to Iger, the extortionists are going to make public first a five-minute excerpt of the film, and if their demands are not met, then the entire film - in 20-minute fragments.

However, Iger has already stated that he is not going to pay and is working together to solve the problem of the film being leaked.

Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth installment in the Walt Disney franchise. The first film in the series, The Curse of the Black Pearl, was released in 2003 and was inspired by one of the Disneyland attractions. The producer of the film was , and the director was . The impressive image of the pirate captain Jack Sparrow was played by Orlando Bloom and other famous actors. Until 2011, four parts of the franchise were filmed, grossing $3.73 billion, but after the release of “On Stranger Tides” there was a pause. However, work on the fifth film continued all these years, Bloom and Knightley returned to the franchise, and two Norwegians became the directors - and Joakim Ronning (Kon-Tiki 2012).

The budget for "The Dead" is quite substantial - it is estimated to be $230 million, but analysts have no doubt that the film will be able to recoup its production costs. In April, its opening box office (the release is scheduled for May 26) was estimated at $115 million, but already in May expectations dropped, and it will be good if the film collects 100 million (which will not prevent it from being profitable in the end). However, all these estimates do not take into account the situation with hackers.

Hackers have long been interested in Hollywood studios, but they also pay attention to high-profile television projects. In April of this year, a situation similar to the fifth “Pirates” arose with the series “Orange is the New Black.” Hackers stole almost the entire fifth season (10 of 13 episodes) of the popular dramedy about a women's prison, and demanded money from the service so that new episodes would not be posted online. But Netflix also refused to pay - and everything stolen ended up on the Pirate Bay a month before the official premiere.

In the fall of 2014, there was a high-profile story with Sony Pictures - but in this case, hackers demanded that the company refuse to distribute the film “The Interview,” which tells about the assassination attempt on the leader of North Korea.

As a result of this attack, some future Sony releases (such as "Fury" and "") were published online, as well as many internal company documents. “The Interview,” which starred and, was not released in wide release, but became the highest-grossing release in online services (this type of distribution brought in about $40 million).

However, in the case of Pirates of the Caribbean, the success of the film at the box office depends more on the so-called word of mouth - that is, on how the film is received by the first audience. After its first screening in March of this year at the CinemaCon festival, it received a positive response from critics; no one began to criticize it after its recent premiere in Shanghai (the producers have high hopes for the Chinese market), and the expectation rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 98%; There are no professional reviews for the film yet.

The hackers who robbed Netflix promised to also release new shows from Fox, and IFC.

According to the TorrentFreak portal, the theft was committed from the servers of one of the studios where post-production was carried out. In the case of the Pirates theft, there is no talk of Russian hackers yet, but computer security expert Hector Monsegur, himself a former hacker who began collaborating with the FBI after his arrest, told Deadline that such leaks happen through small production companies with which Film industry giants are collaborating.

“Companies like Disney or Netflix have good security teams, but their vendors don’t have the budget to protect computer data—and it’s easy for hackers to get their hands on it,” he said. Monsegur added that previously all stolen films were simply sent to torrent trackers, but now they demand a ransom for them - and this is a new word in the relationship between copyright holders and pirates.