According to the publication, police discovered that the leaker gained unauthorized remote access to the server on which the animated film was stored, leading him to allegedly download and upload clips of the film online.

This happened in Singapore I guess, but assuming they have similar laws to the US than this would be unlawful access of a computer system.

[–] greenashura@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm out of the loop here, I thought Paramount emailed a link to the file, now he's a hacker?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

Even then, it's probably predicated on the idea that a reasonable person would realize that it was sent in error and that even though they've received the email they're not authorized to access the systems that the link points to.

It's still ridiculous the penalties, globally, for 'hacking' wya out of proportion.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

However, a report from the Hollywood Reporter revealed that the leak didn’t come from within Paramount but from a hacker from PeggleCrew—the same troupe behind an infamous 2016 cyberattack on the hosting website FossHub.

[–] greenashura@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like BS to me, kinda like they're trying to hide their incompetence and an excuse to nail the guy

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Why would anyone trust corporate media on this?

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 7 points 1 day ago

Singapores legal system doesn't mess around either. Dang