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Larson Studios Breaks Silence VarietyHello Rick. Hello Jill. Larson Studios president Rick Larson and his wife and business partner, Jill Larson, didnt recognize the number that sent them these two short text messages via their personal cell phones two days before Christmas last year, so they simply ignored them. We didnt really think much of them, said Jill Larson. Little did they know that the messages were part of Hollywoods biggest security breach since the Sony Pictures hack of 2. But in an exclusive interview with Variety, the Larson Studios principals are breaking their silence on an incident that threatened the existence of their family owned audio post production business. An incident that led them to quietly wire more than 5. Overlord-Raising-Hell/overlord_ps3_img0024.jpg' alt='Overlord 2 Save Game File' title='Overlord 2 Save Game File' />Netflix drama series Orange Is the New Black, leak online. Both Larsons got another message from the same number on Christmas Eve. Why are you ignoring me, check your email for a message that will change your life, that vaguely threatening message read. They still werent too concerned but quickly changed their minds when the email arrived a day later. A hacking group calling itself the Dark Overlord told them it had broken into Larsons server, and was threatening to leak all of the companys data. Larson Studios chief engineer David Dondorf and director of digital systems Chris Unthank left their families on Christmas morning and rushed to the studio to examine the hackers claims. Once I was able to look at our server, my hands started shaking, and I almost threw up, Unthank remembered. The hackers had stolen and deleted all of the data, just as they had threatened in their letter. They demanded ransom payments via the crypto currency Bitcoin to return what they had stolen. Unthank and Dondorf unplugged everything, and Dondorf immediately called the FBI. But the authorities werent much help on Christmas morning. They were, I think, sympathetic, a bit overwhelmed, recalled Jill Larson, vice president and head of administration at the company, which has been in business in Hollywood since 2. The FBI asked for a form to be filled out, and it was. But forms dont tell you how to respond to ransom demands from hackers with sinister names. So Larson Studios hired private data security experts to find out what had happened and what to do next. They eventually pieced together how the attack had unfolded. The Dark Overlord had been scanning the internet for PCs running older versions of Windows that it could easily break into, and happened to stumble across an old computer at Larson Studios that was still running Windows 7. They were basically just trolling around to see if they could find a computer that they could open, Dondorf explained. It wasnt aimed at us. Next, the company significantly beefed up its security, and also closely examined what had been stolen. We took a large part of January trying to figure out what exactly they had, Jill Larson said. This involved extensive communication with the hackers entirely via email. Before we were willing to pay any kind of extortion, we wanted some proof. The Larsons didnt immediately decide to pay the ransom. It was an evolutionary process, Jill Larson said. A page for describing Main Evil Overlord List. The infamous lists of Things Ill do if I ever become an Evil Overlord. Read them, and youll be Genre. For System Shock 2 on the PC, FAQWalkthrough by DC. I/51ikH0axesL.jpg' alt='Overlord 2 Save Game File' title='Overlord 2 Save Game File' />The Dark Overlord had given us a very short window to respond. They were threatening us with actually releasing Orange Is the New Black before New Years. So the feeling was that we needed to at least initially agree to cooperate and buy time. Meanwhile, the security company hired by Larson was looking into the Dark Overlords past attacks. 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When the hackers finally delivered proof, at the end of January, of what theyd stolen, including dozens of titles from major studios such as Netflix, ABC, CBS and Disney, Larson did two things It filed an official police report, and it decided to pay. We had a trust from our clients to protect their intellectual property, and the best way to do that with these people was to pay them, or so the thinking was at the time, Rick Larson recalled. Fix Crack On Brick Wall. The hackers had demanded a payment of 5. Bitcoin, which equaled a little more than 5. Buying and sending Bitcoin is not the easiest thing in the world, we found out, explained Jill Larson. First, she had to wire the money to Coinbase, a kind of internet bank for Bitcoin transactions. That led alarm bells to go off at Larsons regular bank, which urged the company to talk to the FBI one more time. Once I was able to look at our server, my hands started shaking, and I almost threw up. Chris Unthank, Larson Studios director of digital systems. On Feb. 6, Jill Larson and Unthank met with special agent John Palmieri, a cyber crime specialist from the agencys Los Angeles field office. Palmieri advised them against paying, and told them that the FBIs recommendation is to not communicate with extortionists. But they also understand that individual businesses make what is their best decision for their business, said Jill Larson. The FBI was aware that we were going to do this. An FBI spokesman declined comment for this story. Coinbase didnt let Jill Larson pay the entire ransom all at once, so she spent about a week in February buying Bitcoins and sending them to the Dark Overlord, 1. After that, Larson Studios received a final email from the Dark Overlord acknowledging the payment. It seemed like the company had dodged a bullet. That obviously is not what played out, Rick Larson said. A few quiet weeks ensued. Then, on March 3. FBI with information that the hackers were using the shows stolen in December to blackmail various Hollywood studios. A few days later, the phones at Larson started to ring, with the security departments of various studios on the other end of the line. And with that, some hard conversations began. Larson Studios previously hadnt told any of its clients of the breach. We were very much under a heavy threat from the Dark Overlord, said Jill Larson. One of the agreements was You dont tell anybody that this happened, we wont tell anybody this happened. She said the hackers even contacted some journalists to ping Larson and ask about a possible incident, just to see whether it would spill the beans. The company kept quiet, and the hackers told the Larsons they had done the right thing. Now, the studios wanted to know the whole story, and the Larsons told them everything that had happened. Upon hearing the news, some studios decided to take their business elsewhere. But the majority stuck with the company, and instead helped to further beef up its security. We work closely with the studios, said Rick Larson. Some have just been very supportive. News of the hack broke in April, when the Dark Overlord publicly tried to pressure Netflix. The hackers first leaked one unreleased episode of Orange Is the New Black, and when Netflix didnt pay, followed up with nine more episodes a month and a half before the show was scheduled to premiere on the service. Netflix declined comment for this story. Soon after, another email from the Dark Overlord arrived at Larson. They said they felt they owed us an explanation as to why they had done it, said Jill Larson.