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    While HBO Are Trying To Plug GoT Leaks, Hackers Take Over Their Social Media With A Friendly Message


    “We are just testing your security”! We don't know if HBO will be able to forget this sarcastic comment anytime soon, especially after their cyber firewall was breached yet again. Just like Daenerys and the Dothraki attacked Jamie Lannister's forces from the sky and ground in episode four's ‘Loot Train Attack'; a hacker group called OurMine took over HBO's social media accounts like a boss. HBO couldn't even fully recover from the blow of the Game of Thrones' script leak and the hackers are already back to haunt the company and the makers of the show. 

    Hackers Now Attack HBO's Social Media Accounts© Twitter HBO

    In fact, not just HBO's main accounts, OurMine didn't even spare the network's beloved ‘Game of Thrones'. They hacked into the show's Facebook account as well. To rub salt on HBO's festering wound, the hackers posted “Hi, OurMine are here, we are just testing your security, HBO team please contact us to upgrade the security.” OurMine reportedly holds a notorious reputation for f**king things up with major entertainment companies. According to the BBC, last year, the group targeted Netflix, and later attacked Twitter accounts of Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and Google's CEO Sundar Pichai.

    Hackers Now Attack HBO's Social Media Accounts© Facebook HBO

    Although the posts were removed shortly after the hack, the damage was already done and Twitter , obviously, had a field day. 

    @hbo looks like they got hacked again. This came up on my feed not 20 mins ago pic.twitter.com/TQMY04TicZ

    — We Have No President (@Alberto64971055) August 17, 2017

    Well, there you go again, @HBO . #HBOHacked pic.twitter.com/VZNuC6GV2Z

    — Samyak Sibasish (@SamyakSibasish) August 17, 2017

    Dear HBO. You might as well release #GoTS7 You are surrounded... #HBOHacked pic.twitter.com/XgU4BcVy3n

    — David Wald (@DavidRWald) August 17, 2017

    OMG! Hacked again? Upgrade your security HBOðð

    — CEELIN (@CeelinRobles) August 17, 2017

    And HBO is in some way hacked once again.

    I'm pretty sure that all of their passwords are set to HBO123. pic.twitter.com/z7sFdrlv2s

    — #Broken Jimmy Kouns (@JimmyKouns) August 17, 2017

    HBO hacked again. At this rate prepare to see the season finale by Saturday... #HBOHacked

    — Ambassador Ortizðµð· (@SkyGriever) August 17, 2017

    HBO to Hackers:  Who trained you?
    Hackers: No One ð #HBOHacked

    — Mark Chhun (@mark_chhun) August 17, 2017

    #HBOHacked that's what you get for hurting one of her dragons pic.twitter.com/NZEE86QUsx

    — osha (@oshawildling) August 17, 2017

    #HBOHacked that's what you get for hurting one of her dragons pic.twitter.com/NZEE86QUsx

    — osha (@oshawildling) August 17, 2017

    You need better guards.. ð#HBOHacked pic.twitter.com/Go2EMzbpSq

    — Saâd (@SAAD_NightOwl18) August 17, 2017

    At least the hackers could have given HBO some time to recuperate from the leaks of the unaired episodes of ‘Game of Thrones' and HBO Spain's accidental broadcast of episode 6, but then we all know life isn't fair after all.

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