Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during a town hall meeting on Monday in New York that an upcoming movie was stolen. “Pirates of the Carribean – Dead men tell no tales” will be the fifth instalment in the franchise and is due to be released on May 26th. The last movies were a huge success and Disney could lose a lot of money if the movie would be uploaded be the hackers.
The attackers demand a ransom to be paid in Bitcoins (digital method of payment) and threaten to upload the movie in segments of twenty minutes if the demanded ransom is not paid. But Disney refuses to comply with the request and works together with investigators from the FBI.
The entertainment industry became a prime target in the ransomware crimewave. Over the last weeks a lot of talent agencies in Hollywood have been attacked. Last month online pirates uploaded the fifth season of “Orange is the new black” six weeks before its official release date after Netflix refused to pay a ransom.
CEO (chief executive operator – ˌsi:i:ˈəʊ) – der/die Geschäftsführer/in
to announce (əˈnaʊn(t)s) – etwas verkünden
during (ˈdjʊərɪŋ) – während
upcoming (ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ) – kommend
tale (teɪl) – die Geschichte
instalment (ɪnˈstɔ:lmənt) – die Fortsetzung, die Folge
franchise (ˈfræn(t)ʃaɪz) – das Franchise
to be due (dju) – fällig sein
to release (rɪˈli:s) – hier: veröffentlichen
success (səkˈses) – der Erfolg
to demand (dɪˈmɑ:nd) – etwas fordern
ransom (ˈræn(t)səm) – das Lösegeld
to threat (θret) – drohen
segment (ˈsegmənt) – ein Teil
to refuse(rɪˈfju:z) – etwas ablehnen, verweigern
to comply (kəmˈplaɪ) – etwas befolgen
a prime target (praɪm/ ˈtɑ:gɪt) – das Hauptziel
crimewave (kraɪmweɪv) – die Verbrechenswelle