Last week, a group of hackers claimed to have the next season of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) hit Orange Is the New Black available, more than a month ahead of the planned June 9 premiere.
The hackers contacted Netflix and the production company from which the content had been stolen, demanding five-figure Bitcoin payments in return for keeping pirated copies of the show out of the public eye. Neither company sent any money, and rough cuts of the first 10 episodes went online.