Anonymous hacker claims Stranger Things season 5 episodes will leak this week
Following the shocking compromise of Netflix footage last week, an anonymous hacker linked to the attack claims to have obtained episodes from the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things will be announced publicly on Wednesday.
Accordingly Soap Center“The anonymous leaker insisted that he had seen the first three episodes of Stranger Things Season 5… While this may be a false claim, it still leaves fans of the series concerned about the future of production and spoilers ahead of the official release.”
This scepticism is justified. Although the compromise affected one of Netflix’s partners, it did not affect Stranger Things. IGN reported that the leaked animation titles were “Arcane, Terminator Zero, Dandadan, and Ranma ½” and that material was distributed via social media channels such as X and 4Chan.
A Netflix spokesperson said The edge that “one of our post-production partners has been compromised and footage from several of our titles has unfortunately been leaked online. Our team is taking vigorous action to have it removed.”
In a statement, localization service provider Iyuno confirmed that there was “a recent security issue involving unauthorized access to sensitive content. Protecting our customers’ confidentiality and ensuring the security of their content is our highest priority. We are actively investigating this security breach to mitigate potential risks and identify those responsible.”
The situation regarding Stranger Things is less clear, although it has since been absorbed into the various X and Telegram feeds covering the original leaks.
This upcoming season of Stranger Things “will be the last in the series.” As reported Soap Center“The release date for season 5 has not yet been announced, but the final season promises to be explosive.”
While these new leaked claims have been made and the wider compromise suggests some substance, fans of the series will have to wait and see if there is any truth to it. But given the poor quality and illegal nature of the material, even if episodes are released, fans should steer clear and not download any of the illegal material.
Quite apart from the security breach itself, such high-profile attacks become a playground for hackers. Inexperienced users of such websites are tricked into downloading files and even installing apps that they would never normally access. Fortunately, fans already seem to be fighting back and urging others to wait for the official release.
I have contacted Netflix and asked for comment on these recent allegations.
