Who invested $45 million in the movie?

An unnamed investor put the money into the Nicolas Cage film Fortitude.

What was stolen from Netflix?

An unencrypted drive containing the unreleased movie Fortitude was taken from a desk.

What did Netflix do after the theft?

Netflix waited a week to inform the production company, which then filed a lawsuit.

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Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

First publishedJul 31, 16:17 UTC

Last updatedAug 1, 18:35 UTC · 13m ago

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Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

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Netflix has been sued after admitting that an unencrypted drive containing an unreleased, hotly anticipated 2026 blockbuster starring Nicolas Cage was stolen from its offices. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Netflix was accused of waiting a week to warn the production company, Op-Fortitude, that the movie, Fortitude, was swiped, along with other drives that were “stolen right off a Netflix desk.” “Someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week,” Sean Berney, director of Netflix Original Film, said in an email to a production company representative after several attempts to get Netflix to return the drives were allegedly ignored.Read full article Comments

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An investor put $45 million into a new Nicolas Cage movie called Fortitude. The movie was stored on a drive that had no password protection. Someone took that drive from a desk at Netflix's office. Netflix waited a week before telling the movie's makers, who then sued Netflix.

Why it matters

This shows how poor data security can cause big financial losses. It also reminds companies to protect valuable digital files.

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Who invested $45 million in the movie?: An unnamed investor put the money into the Nicolas Cage film Fortitude.
What was stolen from Netflix?: An unencrypted drive containing the unreleased movie Fortitude was taken from a desk.
What did Netflix do after the theft?: Netflix waited a week to inform the production company, which then filed a lawsuit.

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