HARRY POTTER: The hacker, known only as Gabriel, exploited the PCs of one or more employees at Bloomsbury by sending an email-borne threat.

PC Authority:

Once the recipient activated the threat by opening the email, the hacker professes to have been able to lift a draft copy of the highly anticipated book.

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