Game of Thrones Season 7 episode 4 leaks online before its premiere

The upcoming Game of Thrones season 7 episode 4 of HBO's biggest show was leaked online on August 4, two days before it was meant to premiere on TV. It was realized that it was a kind of cyberattack that has resulted in the leak of the Game of Thrones script, as well as content from other shows.

Entertainment Weekly reported that the recent episode leak is not being seen as a result of hacking. The new episode has leaked from Star India, one of HBO's international network partners, which receives episode in advance of air.

"This confirms the compromise of episode 4 of Game of Thrones Season 7, earlier this afternoon.We take this breach very seriously and have immediately initiated forensic investigations at our and the technology partner's end to swiftly determine the cause," the statement read.

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— Star TV Network (@starindia) August 4, 2017