<p>HBO's "Game of Thrones", which is already one of the most pirated shows, suffered another leak with first three episodes landing online on the eve of the season five premiere.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing the leak and the measures the network is taking, HBO said, "Sadly, it seems the leaked four episodes of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones originated from within a group approved by HBO to receive them. We're actively assessing how this breach occurred."<br /><br />The highly anticipated season five has 10-episode but intial episodes have surfaced on torrent sites in standard definition. According to TorrentFreak, the episodes were downloaded more than 100,000 within the first 3 hours, reported Deadline.<br /><br />It appears that the sources are screeners sent out by HBO but the network likely is still working on tracing the origin of the illegal upload.<br /><br />HBO is making "Game Of Thrones" available to non-subscribers via HBO Now and Sling TV and is premiering the show simultaneously in 170 countries to discourage fans from taking the piracy route. <br /></p>
<p>HBO's "Game of Thrones", which is already one of the most pirated shows, suffered another leak with first three episodes landing online on the eve of the season five premiere.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing the leak and the measures the network is taking, HBO said, "Sadly, it seems the leaked four episodes of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones originated from within a group approved by HBO to receive them. We're actively assessing how this breach occurred."<br /><br />The highly anticipated season five has 10-episode but intial episodes have surfaced on torrent sites in standard definition. According to TorrentFreak, the episodes were downloaded more than 100,000 within the first 3 hours, reported Deadline.<br /><br />It appears that the sources are screeners sent out by HBO but the network likely is still working on tracing the origin of the illegal upload.<br /><br />HBO is making "Game Of Thrones" available to non-subscribers via HBO Now and Sling TV and is premiering the show simultaneously in 170 countries to discourage fans from taking the piracy route. <br /></p>