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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 4
Singapore Arrests 26-Year-Old Devesh Logendran Over 'Legend of Aang' Leak
Updated
Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 4

Singapore Arrests 26-Year-Old Devesh Logendran Over 'Legend of Aang' Leak

1 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 4

Summary

  • Singapore police arrested 26-year-old Devesh Logendran over the online leak of unreleased film "Legend of Aang," after snippets posted in April quickly escalated into a full-length piracy release.
  • Vision Media, an awards-screening vendor used by major studios, is investigating whether hackers exploited its server; a recording cited by THR shows its CEO discussing unauthorized access and an extensive remediation plan.
  • Paramount's internal probe reportedly ruled out its own systems, pointing investigators toward a third-party breach involving a movie that cost tens of millions of dollars to produce.
  • The leak became a wider crisis for Paramount: the first X clips drew more than 100,000 likes in 12 hours, fans held watch parties, and counterfeit DVDs are still being sold ahead of the film's October Paramount+ debut.
  • Cybersecurity researchers said the intrusion likely came through stolen credentials or an API flaw, underscoring how awards-screening pipelines remain a weak link more than a decade after the 2014 Sony hack.

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The 2026 Legend of Aang Leak: Timeline, Arrest, Industry Fallout, and Security Lessons

Overview

In June 2026, a 26-year-old man was arrested in Singapore for allegedly accessing a media server without permission and leaking the highly anticipated film, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, online. Cyber experts identified him as Devesh Logendran, who had a history of hacking, including a 2018 charge for breaching the NFL’s X account. Logendran was reportedly linked to the hacker group PeggleCrew, known for past cyberattacks, and the leaked clips featured a #PeggleCrew watermark. The investigation is ongoing, focusing on the methods used and the possible involvement of PeggleCrew in this major security breach.

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