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Disney may be on the verge of suffering a significant box office loss this summer: hackers have gotten their hands on a copy of the upcoming Pirates movie and threatened to release it in small increments until they are paid their ransom. The mouse house has stood firm and announced they have no intention of paying up, assuming that the feds will be able to catch the crooks in time. Disney had spent over 300 million to make the latest film.
Disney’s upcoming Johnny Depp film Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has been pilfered by ransom hackers seeking payment from the studio. The hackers have demanded an enormous amount of money be paid to Bitcoin. Disney is currently working with the FBI and will not pay. The hackers said they would release bits of the film — in increments — if their demands weren’t met. Deadline learned that it was, indeed, Jerry Bruckheimer’s fifth in the Pirates franchise, which is scheduled for release May 26.
Disney’s upcoming Johnny Depp film Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has been pilfered by ransom hackers seeking payment from the studio. The hackers have demanded an enormous amount of money be paid to Bitcoin. Disney is currently working with the FBI and will not pay. The hackers said they would release bits of the film — in increments — if their demands weren’t met. Deadline learned that it was, indeed, Jerry Bruckheimer’s fifth in the Pirates franchise, which is scheduled for release May 26.