Author: JOHN KOBLIN / Source: New York Times
Several of HBO’s Twitter accounts were hacked late Wednesday night, raising further security concerns at a moment when the premium cable channel has been dealing with the sustained leaking of proprietary information.
A group that identified itself as OurMine infiltrated HBO’s main Twitter account and accounts for TV shows like “Game of Thrones” and “Girls.”
In two tweets posted to several of HBO’s accounts, the hackers wrote “we are just testing your security” and “let’s make #HBOHacked trending!”
It did not last long. HBO appeared to have reclaimed control of the accounts and had deleted the…
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