Researchers have issued a warning to fans of the television programme, Game of Thrones advising them against downloading the drama from unauthorised sites. Game of Thrones has been the most pirated television show for the past four years. Threat management firm, RiskIQ, has discovered more than 450 pirated content websites, which spiked downloaded or streamed material with malware. The vendor claimed its virtual user technology would have prevented any infections. The study found that in the first half of this year, there were over 100 episodes available on torrent sites and other illegal streaming sites, including several TV shows such as Breaking Bad, Homeland, Homeland 2, Of the malicious web pages that RiskIQ detected, 34% spread malware via malicious ads.
Researchers have issued a warning to fans of the television programme, Game of Thrones advising them against downloading the drama from unauthorised sites. Game of Thrones has been the most pirated television show for the past four years. Threat management firm, RiskIQ, has discovered more than 450 pirated content websites, which spiked downloaded or streamed material with malware. The study found that in the first half of this year, there were over 100 episodes available on torrent sites and other illegal streaming sites, including several TV shows such as Breaking Bad, Homeland, Homeland 2, Of the malicious web pages that RiskIQ detected, 34% spread malware via malicious ads.