US prosecutors have pressed charges against an Iranian national who allegedly hacked into HBO cable TV network this summer, making off with various materials including unaired episodes of hit shows along with actors’ personal data before demanding $6 million in bitcoins on pain of releasing the materials. Behzad Mesri, who went by the moniker “Skote Vahshat,” is facing charges on a range of federal crimes, including computer fraud, wire fraud, extortion and identity theft, according to a sealed indictment [PDF] that the US Attorney’s office in Manhattan released on Tuesday.

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