The Alleged 'Avatar' Movie Leaker Has Been Arrested (gizmodo.com)

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[-] greenashura@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

I'm out of the loop here, I thought Paramount emailed a link to the file, now he's a hacker?

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

Even then, it's probably predicated on the idea that a reasonable person would realize that it was sent in error and that even though they've received the email they're not authorized to access the systems that the link points to.

It's still ridiculous the penalties, globally, for 'hacking' wya out of proportion.

[-] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago

However, a report from the Hollywood Reporter revealed that the leak didn’t come from within Paramount but from a hacker from PeggleCrew—the same troupe behind an infamous 2016 cyberattack on the hosting website FossHub.