As we all know by now, HBO has been the favourite target of hackers since Game of Thrones season 7 kicked off. With the scripts of episodes being leaked online, the episodes themselves followed closely behind. One of the most popular leaks that happened was of episode 4, ‘The Spoils of War’. The much anticipated episode was leaked by a source within the company that handled the data for Star India and four people were arrested following the incident. This leak might have been a huge deal for HBO but the reason it occurred is something that’ll make you laugh out loud. Prepare to be astounded.

Turns out that an IT professional called Alok Sharma (one of the arrested people), had actually sent the episode to his girlfriend, which is where it got leaked and got uploaded online. An Indian Express official revealed, “Initially, there were suspicions that one of the accused had accessed the episode as his girlfriend wanted to see it. The girlfriend had then passed it onto others, one of whom uploaded it online.”

Another official said that they’re still investigating the situation, “The investigation is still in progress. However, so far, it appears that they had leaked it for self-consumption. We are now trying to find out who uploaded it online.”

Reports have suggested that Alok shared the episode with the other three people who were arrested, but they’re still trying to find out who uploaded the episode online.

What do you guys think of this hilarious information? Would you have leaked a Game of Thrones episode for your boyfriend/girlfriend? Tell us in the comments below!













