Variety – Hacker Threatens to Release New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’

UPDATE: Variety is reporting that the hacker has followed through on his plans. Link after the jump.

UPDATE

April 28, 2017

‘A hacker who claims to have stolen the new season of “Orange is the New Black” is threatening to release the episodes online, unless Netflix pays an undisclosed amount of money, Variety has confirmed.

“We are aware of the situation. A production vendor used by several major TV studios had its security compromised and the appropriate law enforcement authorities are involved,” Netflix said in a statement.’

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