UPDATE: Speaking with sources familiar with the HBO security breach, The Verge has learned that the Game of Thrones episode leak is unrelated to the breach. HBO has yet to issue an official response to this leak. In previous years, screeners sent to the press were the method by which episode were leaked online, but HBO decided to do away with screeners for the seventh season. This isn’t the first time an episode of Game of Thrones has leaked before its air date, but this might be the first time a Game of Thrones leak has ever been the result of a hack. The leaked episode was originally shared via a Google Drive link, but that file has since been viewed and downloaded so many times that it has since been deactivated. Furthermore, the episode length lines up with the scheduled run time of the fourth episode that appears on HBO’s website. BGR can confirm that the leaked episode is legitimate, though the video is low-quality and it’s unclear if this is the final, edited version of the episode we’ll see on Sunday.

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