Netflix Cracks Down on Discord to ID the Person Behind the ‘Worst Leak in Streaming History’

Back successful August, Netflix suffered from a monolithic leak that saw afloat episodes of shows similar Arcane, Terminator Zero, and Ranma 1/2 leak online up of their authoritative release. At the time, Netflix released an authoritative connection saying it was “actively taking action” against the perpetrator of the leaks, and present the streamer has acceptable its sights connected Discord to unveil the perpetrator down the leaks.

A caller study from Polygon reveals that the Northern District of California tribunal has issued a subpoena to Discord, demanding the societal level disclose accusation that could uncover the individuality of a idiosyncratic implicated successful the leak. According to Polygon, Netflix’s Discord subpoena earmarked an unreleased, copyrighted representation from Squid Game season two, uploaded by idiosyncratic @jacejohns4n. In a now-deleted interrogation posted connected Telegram, the leaker credited themselves with the idiosyncratic down the “worst leak successful streaming history.”

“One of our post-production partners has been compromised and footage from respective of our titles has unluckily leaked online. Our squad is aggressively taking enactment to person it taken down,” a Netflix spokesperson wrote to IGN astatine the time.

As Polygon notes, the Netflix spouse impacted is Lyuno, a California-based localization steadfast whose clients see large studios similar Amazon Studios, BBC, Disney, DreamWorks, and HBO. At the time, IGN reported that the leaked shows populated connected fringe websites similar 4chan earlier circulating connected different societal media platforms similar X/Twitter and TikTok. According to IGN, each of the aforementioned leaks featured burnt-in timestamps, watermarks, and unfinished animation renderings for Arcane‘s archetypal and 2nd act. Other Netflix bid included successful the leaks were animated films and TV shows similar Plankton: The Movie, Spellbound, and Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld.

A Lyuno spokesperson addressed the information breach and issued a statement connected the company’s authoritative website.

“Protecting our clients’ confidentiality and ensuring the information of their contented is our highest priority,” Lyuno wrote. “We are actively investigating this information breach to mitigate immoderate imaginable risks and place the liable parties.”

While Discord has yet to marque an authoritative connection connected the matter, the Verge reports that Discord is already juggling a subpoena from MapleStory developer Nexon accusing the level of refusing to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ordering it to disclose idiosyncratic accusation for folks sharing pirated copies of the game.

“Discord is committed to fulfilling its obligations nether the law, but acting arsenic your copyright assertion spouse is not 1 of them,” a lawyer representing Discord wrote successful a missive regarding the Nexon case.

As with astir things, clip volition archer whether Netflix cracking down connected Discord volition unearth the individuality of its leaker and what punishments volition beryllium doled retired to them and different parties involved. Seeing arsenic however overmuch of the shows subjected to leaks are large marquee titles for Netflix, the streamer’s hammer of justness volition apt beryllium 1 for the ages.

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