HBO offered $250,000 as a "bounty payment" to a hacker who stole TV show scripts from the company.But a source at the company tells CNBC it was just a "delay tactic."Scripts from shows such as "Game of Thrones" were stolen last month.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones-ransom.html