game of thrones season 8 episode 1 torrent

The urgency to download or stream the series through unofficial channels may lead some individuals toward piracy websites riddled with malware. The huge jump in pirate streaming for Game of Thrones may come at a cost for some pirates, however. There’s little reason to believe Season 8 will be any different, particularly considering so many TV watchers are more than happy to download illegal torrents of the show.Īlthough Kaspersky Labs did find torrenting of TV on the decline due to more options for illegal streaming from alternative sources, such as file hosting sites, there will likely be more illegal torrent downloads for Game of Thrones season 8 than from previous seasons of the show. Game of Thrones Season 7 premiered with over 10 million viewers tuning in but ultimately went on to be pirated tens of millions of times. Nearly 40 percent of US TV viewers, and over 30 percent of UK TV viewers both state that they’d be willing to pirate their favorite shows a week before they officially air on TV: There’s also good reason to believe the first episode will likely be available on the same day as the season premiere, and much like with Season 7, will probably be watched more via piracy than through HBO’s official channel.Īdditionally, survey data collected by Comparitech indicates that many TV viewers are not opposed to pirating their favorite shows.

Kaspersky Lab found, in particular, that the first and last episodes of seasons were preferred to transmit malware.īased on past history, there’s a good reason to believe that HBO’s hit show will once again be a favorite download among digital pirates. If a TV show’s popularity can be measured by how many people are stealing it, then Game of Thrones may well be one of the most beloved TV shows in a long time, if not ever.Īdditionally, a recent study from Kaspersky Lab reveals cybercriminals have been using popular TV shows, chiefly Game of Thrones, to more easily distribute malware to unsuspecting torrent users. According to TorrentFreak, Game of Thrones was not only the most torrented TV show of 2017, it’s held that title for 6 years in a row. HBO’s Game of Thrones series is one of the most pirated TV shows of the past decade.

Thankfully, the trailer ended with Bud Light drowned in dragon flames, but the coming release of Season 8 brings us cycling back to another issue that’s as fiery in the industry as a Dragon’s breath: streaming piracy. HBO (somewhat awkwardly) dropped its most recent trailer during Super Bowl LIII, irreconcilably mixing the two worlds of Budweiser beer and the Seven Kingdoms.

The long night of waiting for HBO’s final season of Game of Thrones is almost over for fans of the show.

Game of thrones season 8 episode 1 torrent