A lot of people consider hackers as people who are only interested in breaking into systems for financial gains. While that is definitely not the case, here is a perfect example. This person, known as ‘Gabriel’ states that he has broken into the Harry Potter Publisher’s network and stolen a digital copy of the last book in the series, which is supposedly coming out in a couple of months. Anyone who is vaguely familiar with Harry Potter will probably know of its immense popularity and die-hard fans. So, what does this hacker want for stealing this digital copy? Well, he states it himself: “We make this spoiler to make reading of the upcoming book useless and boring.”

Reuters is reporting today that a hacker ‘who goes by the name ‘Gabriel,’ claims to have taken a digital copy of author J.K. Rowling’s seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by breaking into a computer at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.’ As many Potter fans are aware, the details of the final book have been carefully guarded by author J.K. Rowling and her publishers.

With the release of Deathly Hallows less than a month away, anticipation and excitement continue to grow, with fans eagerly awaiting the opportunity to finally know what happens to Harry and other lead characters from the series. Rowling fueled fans’ excitement some months ago when she said that two of the main characters from the series would die in the final book.

In May, Rowling posted a message on her site stating she could see the ‘first distant rumblings of the weirdness that usually precedes a Harry Potter publication.’ Rowling asked fans who might somehow learn the details of her final book not to publish them for others to read. J.K. stated that her desire is for readers ‘who have, in many instances, grown up with Harry, to embark on the last adventure they will share with him without knowing where they are going.’[more]

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