Source: Netflix
Leaker who orchestrated the “worst leak in streaming history” has revealed himself.
Netflix experienced a massive data breach last August that saw a number of its then-upcoming shows, including the long-awaited Arcane season 2, being leaked online, inclusive of full episodes and screenshots. Now, Netflix is in pursuit of the person responsible.
This leaker, who had revealed himself back in September on a now suspended X account (formerly Twitter) as the culprit, stated that his fake name was Jace Fohr Johnson, and took full credit for the data breach. Johnson further revealed more information about his leaking activities in an interview by a user called “YNGKKR”, where he was called “the man who broke the internet."
In the interview, Johnson affirmed that he had leaked the following shows: Arcane Season 2, Heartstopper Season 3, the Plankton movie, Terminator Zero, Dan Da Dan, and Spellbound, among many other titles.
Johnson claimed to have found access to the leaked shows through the dubbing studio Iyuno, where a friend of his had been working at the time. He further hinted at more to come, stating that his plan is still at “phase 1," with “phase 2” likely coming soon.
Netflix has sent a subpoena to Discord in pursuit of user who leaked episodes of then-upcoming shows earlier in the year.
The subpoena, which was issued by the Northern District of California on November 15, compels discord to provide “information sufficient to identify the individual user(s) of the account @jacejohns4n, responsible for the unauthorized posting of a copyright protected image on or around November 12, 2024, including the individuals’ names, physical addresses, IP addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.”
The copyright protected image mentioned is that of a Squid Game season 2 screenshot that Johnson had leaked through Discord.
This isn’t Discord’s first foray with being legally compelled to action through a subpoena. South Korean game publisher Nexon had sent a subpoena to Discord on October 11, alleging that the platform had refused to comply with several Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices to disclose user information in regards to specific users that the company believed to have infringed on its IP. Discord is currently in a court battle with Nexon regarding this, claiming that the subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment Rights.
