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Iranian ‘Game of Thrones’ Hacker Demanded $6 Million Bitcoin Ransom From HBO, Feds Say

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The Justice Department says a former black hat for Tehran's military dumped scripts of the show in an apparent effort to prove his bona fides and shake down the media giant.

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