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HBO reportedly offered $250,000 in 'bounty payment' to the hacker who stole its episodes and emails

The HBO hacker has leaked a message in which an unnamed HBO executive offered a "bounty payment" of $250,000 for the data breach that came to light last week.

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The HBO hacker has leaked a message in which an unnamed HBO executive offered a "bounty payment" of $250,000 after the data breach that came to light last week, Variety reports.

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